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Sausage Squash and Pasta

Steve sold his wood chipper today. And the guy he sold it to brought us a ring of venison sausage. That happens where you live, doesn’t it? I needed a quick dinner, and was going to just thaw some shrimp … Continue reading

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Film Review: Spotlight

Winter is movie season, and I feel like ours officially started Sunday night (there was seriously nothing interesting at our multiplex over Thanksgiving). We went to see Spotlight, which I’ve been anticipating since I first heard about it. The film tells the … Continue reading

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Christmas, meh

I made my first batch of Christmas cookie dough this morning. Here it is, December 12, and I’m just getting started! The truth is, we’re going low key on Christmas this year. It might be the weather– the El Nino … Continue reading

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Gun Store

Yesterday, among my errands, I stopped at Mills Fleet Farm for more chicken feed. I love Mills Fleet Farm and I’m there pretty regularly. It’s close to my house, on the rural edge of Waite Park/St. Cloud. It is my … Continue reading

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Sorting

What I have been doing this Thanksgiving weekend is zeroing in on the task of organizing a poetry manuscript. My book of poems, H is for Harry, will be published by North Star Press in March 2016. I’m very excited. Ordering a … Continue reading

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Chicken Apartments

A few people have asked how the chicken transition is going, so I thought I’d give you all a brief update. You’ll remember from the last post that the introduction of my chickens to the winter quarters in the pig … Continue reading

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Winter Home

The chickens have had a rough week. It rained pretty much solidly for three days, and then last night gale force winds came blowing in. It was the kind of night when it is good to stay in and have some … Continue reading

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Japanese Cooking 101

I remember now why my forays into Japanese food haven’t gotten very far. It is actually hard to find really good ingredients. Even with my guide, I’m having trouble. My first big shopping trip was to United Noodles in Minneapolis … Continue reading

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Cuisine of the Season

In winter, when I’m not just harvesting and sauteeing the seasonal vegetables, I like to play around with a cuisine. One year it was Indian food, after a January trip to Los Angeles. Another year it was Middle Eastern cuisine … Continue reading

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Epic (Fail) Crane Adventure

I know better. I really do. I have been led astray on many an epic nature adventure. There was the “whale watching spot” in Northern California at the height of the season where we saw exactly zero whales. Then there … Continue reading

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