Category Archives: the Farm

First Garden Post of 2013

So… last year about this time I was hinting at the new “secret weapon” that was going to extend the season and transform my garden. It turned out to be the cheap piece of crap you see in ruins below. … Continue reading

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Six-Minute Chocolate Cake

I was already craving chocolate cake when I read a long scene in Louise Erdrich’s The Round House about chocolate cake– cut in four pieces and served up with ice cold milk. So after the treacherous drive home from church, … Continue reading

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February

Here we are in February and it’s hard to figure out what to blog. We’re digging deep into the Netflix queue for films, discovering after a half hour that we’re watching things we’ve already seen and barely remember. We’re thinking deep … Continue reading

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Wind

We have a good old-fashioned cold front blowing in, at exactly the time it was promised. The temperature is dropping 40 degrees and it will be below zero the next several days. This happens every winter (but not last winter, … Continue reading

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Cookie Cutters

I am not big on baking, but I love making Christmas cookies. It’s the one time of the year I get out the rolling pin and the wax paper and go to town. I love the sprinkles and the powdered … Continue reading

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Snow

We were giddy with happiness to receive a foot of snow last Sunday. After a long, long time with absolutely no precipitation, just a few mists in October, and last winter when we had no snow until April, this restored our faith … Continue reading

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Advent Decorating

On this First Sunday of Advent, with the Bears and Vikings battling it out in the background, we undertook the annual Christmas decorating, including setting up the tree. The video from last year is worth watching Click here for the … Continue reading

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Extended Season

My goal with the garden has been to eat out of the garden a little longer each year. This year, I kept a record of the dinners and ingredients from the garden, starting with April 30. On that date we … Continue reading

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A Hundred Words for Ice

Ice is important to our winter life. Snow is unpredictable, but ice is a certainty. Still, not all ice is equal. The pond could freeze on Sunday night, when the 10-degree 25-mph winds blow all night long. Then on Monday, … Continue reading

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Election Day

2008 was the first year I voted in St. Joseph (I blogged this after the election). I went to the firehouse in the morning, because I like to wear my sticker all day, and it was crowded. My name wasn’t … Continue reading

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