Looks like we’re about done with rain

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From having daily, and often torrential rain, the gremlins have switched the light switch to drought. And, with it, we're getting a lot of hot days (for us, you southern gardeners!). We're spending hours...

Spring is sort of coming and going

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One day it's 65 degrees, and the next it's snowing! But that's springtime in northern Minnesota. On the warm days, Will's been removing the black dirt next to the house and under the new...

Digging out after the storm

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After two days of plowing, moving snow, and plain old shoveling, we're pretty cleaned out after our snowstorm. And Will got our snow blower, which was still behind the storage barn, started and out...

A bigger and better harvest

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We are totally amazed at how productive our garden is this year. We've been harvesting tomatoes for over a month now, and the BIG Bill Beans are just now getting ripe. Some weigh more...

Our second Christmas was tons of fun!

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On Friday, David didn't have work because the high temperatures the past few days have been sub-zero and they work outside. So he and Ashley made some of David's favorite "cookies." You take Ritz...