We have a new baby
Wednesday, our half Jersey heifer, Surprise, had her baby -- a pretty heifer we are calling Fern because she's just the color of dead fern leaves. And we know because that night both she...
Today the sun is shining
Who cares if it is -16 out? Not us, after all it's mid-January in northern Minnesota. Besides, we've got plenty to do inside. I finished off the rendering of my lard and this morning...
Aren’t friends the best?
Oh yes, they are. Two of my friends, Dara and Leslie came over yesterday morning to help me weed. And weed we did, from 10:00 to nearly 3:00! The Sand garden had a few...
Spring is so nice!
But yesterday, while I was cleaning on the back porch, I turned and saw bloody paw prints in the doorway...and across the dining room...and right up to Spencer! Real bloody! I picked up his...
Finally! The snow’s about gone!
With temperatures in the high sixties and not freezing at night, our three feet of snow has been melting fast. And yesterday for the first time this spring, I walked in our orchard. How...