The sun’s out and the birds are singing
February is half over! Groundhog or not, we're thinking spring around here. Today it was nearly 40 degrees above with the sun out. What a nice day. So Will decided he'd set out a...
Our mama wild turkey is back
On Saturday, Will came tearing into the house and I was afraid some catastrophe had happened. But when he told me "The wild turkey is back!" I about jumped up and down in excitement....
We’re making good use of this very nice spring weather
Our season is very short here in northern Minnesota, so we're hard at work trying to get everything — especially the long-season crops — planted in the gardens. Yep, it's hard work and we're...
I hope everyone had a great Independence Day
After all, independence is what all of us self-reliant people are striving towards and that historical date hastened us down our paths, centuries ago. While we're thinking about the Fourth, we're also busy trying...
Our California goats are doing fine in the barn
After jumping out of their indoor greenhouse pen three times in half an hour, we decided to try putting them back in the goat barn. The temperature was warmer (30 above) and it was...