Category Archives: the Farm

Easter Ham (2)

Posted on April 17, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

We hosted Easter again this year, and it has become one of my favorite days of the year. Everyone comes, so we have a crowd of more than 30 people. We’ve found spaces to seat 28 at tables, and a … Continue reading →

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Cold Snap

Posted on April 11, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Yesterday I saw this bald eagle in the newly tilled field near our house. We rent the field to a dairy farmer who grows wheat there for his cows. I’ve never seen an eagle just standing on the ground before. … Continue reading →

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Good Friday Planting

Posted on April 6, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I was bonding with my Irish roots today as I planted the first potatoes. I was also bonding with my German Catholic neighbors, from whom I learned it’s traditional to plant potatoes on Good Friday. Although Maurice and Rita Palmersheim … Continue reading →

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Wintered Over

Posted on April 2, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today was a lovely day. Unlike yesterday, it got up into the 70s, sunny and clear, as the meteorologist promised. It was April 1, Palm Sunday, a feast day. All I had left in my large freezer in the garage … Continue reading →

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Food Anxiety

Posted on March 16, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

One of my favorite stories about food comes from the 1950s. When a company first decided to put cake mixes on the market, they did some research first. They gave women two lists of items one might find in a grocery cart with … Continue reading →

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Winter Drought

Posted on March 14, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today, yes, March 14, 2012, not EVEN the Ides of March yet, and it’s going to easily top 70 degrees in St. Cloud. The one snowcover we had (coming in March) is completely gone, last night we saw about 12 … Continue reading →

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Epic Dinner Party

Posted on March 4, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This can be a difficult time of year. Now when we’re really anxious for spring to begin, we got our first snow. There are times I just don’t know what to do with myself. Also, we’re coming to an end … Continue reading →

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Upholstery Field Trip

Posted on March 2, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

There’s a mysterious place known to everyone around here who has gone to Quarry Park; it looks like a castle and big glass building up on a gigantic pile of granite. We had heard that it was a school, and … Continue reading →

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What I Now Know About Heirloom Tomatoes

Posted on February 28, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Sunsugar: “incomparably wonderful” and taste test winner On Saturday I went to a conference called “Life in the Avon Hills” at Saint John’s University, the campus where I work. It’s about 5 miles from my house and I was feeling the community … Continue reading →

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The Furniture Studio

Posted on January 27, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

One of the things I love about Steve is his creative drive and vision. I also love that he just does things, though sometimes the scope of them scares me. I tend to fret and get overwhelmed easily by big … Continue reading →

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