As usual, our beavers were right

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We had a very hot, dry summer. Around here, some swamps are dry and even rivers are showing more rocks than water. Yep, we got rain. But only about 1/10 of an inch or...

They’re calling it the “Arctic Vortex” we call it a pain

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Yep, at the risk of sounding same old same old, we got another 14 inches of snow with 40 mph wind. Now the temp's going down way below zero this whole week! This is...

Warm weather didn’t cure all ills

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Our cold snap has snapped. Wonderful! With temperatures in the low 40's above zero, we were happy campers. Then on my way to the eye doctor for an exam, we made the end of...

From 78 degrees F down to a near blizzard

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Our weather is so Minnesota April. We nearly always get that last big storm, and I was hoping it wouldn't come this year, after we had a week of beautiful warm weather. Our family...

What was I thinking?

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This spring, I not only planted two double rows of Provider green beans in the main garden but also three single rows in the Central garden. So I've been picking and canning beans every...