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Ivar delivered his first piece of custom furniture Ivar delivered his first piece of custom furniture! A dining room table that seats 8. A major milestone for this future woodworker!
“Mom, can I give a chocolate waffle with ice cream “Mom, can I give a chocolate waffle with ice cream and chocolate sauce and whipped cream to the chickens? You know… because it’s Christmas?” Elias protested, “Hattie, that is a waste of food!” With wide eyes, “Oh no, they’ll eat the whole thing.”
Luminary-lit sledding in honor of the shortest day Luminary-lit sledding in honor of the shortest day of the year. The kids were concerned, “mom, grandpa Paul would not think this is a good idea.” “Kids! If you catch on fire just roll in the snow. You have no skin exposed anyway.” It was epic. And not actually dangerous. Just gorgeous.
I believe my kids were working as wintertime’s PR I believe my kids were working as wintertime’s PR team today.
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The thing about -12 degree weather is that it make The thing about -12 degree weather is that it makes a 34 degree day feel downright balmy.
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Winter-Proof Chicken Waterer

  • November 13, 2019
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  • Rory
As soon as the temps drop below freezing, we Minnesota farmers break out the winter gear. My least favorite contraption is the chicken waterer. In the summer, I hook a…
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Learning from Grandma

  • November 11, 2019
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  • Becca
Recently Elsie woke up and declared she wanted to learn how to sew. So after lunch I set her up with an embroidery hoop and a needle with embroidery floss…
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A day in the life of Alden 2019

  • November 8, 2019
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  • Becca
Gather round, good people! This is Alden, blogging my annual day in the life. This day was packed full, so let’s just jump right in. First, I should tell you…
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Cody the Billy

  • November 6, 2019
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We have a new arrival in the barn yard! We purchased Cody, a registered Nubian billy goat, to join our dairy goats. He’ll be our sire and help us grow…
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Tourists in Our Own Town

  • October 23, 2019
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Nearly every September I begin to panic that we aren’t going to get to Lake Superior again. It’s become a bit of a tradition. I love the north shore and…
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Hattie is Four!

  • October 15, 2019
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Hattie had been talking about her birthday for months. She knew what she wanted, “yellow cupcakes and yellow legos.” She said it over and over and over. And whenever we…
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