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Hoar Frost
We’ve had a lot of days lately of just beautiful frost. When I wake up the fog is sometimes so thick I can’t see anything outside the window. Yesterday, driving to work, I was literally driving through a wall of white … Continue reading
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Minnesota Caucuses
Last night I went to my caucus. It was cold and dark and not an exciting election year, but 11 people showed up from the township, of which 10 were willing to be delegates at the next level, the (state) … Continue reading
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The Frozen Pond
Here on the farm, we haven’t done any real snow removal yet. We’re laying down a “base” of packed snow so when the Kabota gets out there with its big shovel attachment, it isn’t clearing gravel along with the snow. … Continue reading
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The Music Dillemma
There was an article last week in the St. Cloud Times that really bummed me out. It was about local businesses getting in trouble and facing possible fines because bands were playing music in their establishments without securing proper licenses. In … Continue reading
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My New Grocery Store
I don’t ever remember being as excited about the opening of a business as I am about the fact that on Wednesday our town is getting a Coborn’s grocery store. Not when IKEA opened in the Chicago area, or even … Continue reading
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Wedding
Last night Paul and Missy got married, with a wedding at the Church of St. Joseph and the reception at the college’s new conference center. The rehearsal dinner was the night before under a tent on Kevin and Amy’s patio, … Continue reading
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Harvesting Grass Seed
Today, after church and before we had to head off to work– Steve finishing a seed job before it rains and me to a process with a consultant going on at the monastery– we spent an hour in the plot … Continue reading
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Riding My Bike
Two weeks ago, after a short campaign, Steve convinced me that I should buy a better bike than the “clunker” (his word) I’ve been riding the past six years or so. And after we spent way more than I ever … Continue reading
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Garden Love
A week ago I was telling Steve I considered this year’s garden a failure. He said that in agriculture, if you lose only 40% of your crops, it is still a success. Like the prairie, the garden has its season, … Continue reading
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Prairie Love
Today was our first wedding anniversary. I spent some time out photographing different wildflowers on our prairie, and then more over at Tim and Annie’s. I was able to capture and identify 24 varieties of wildflowers– plus the little and … Continue reading
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