I’ve been feeling a little guilty lately – guilty that I haven’t written more blog posts that have an agriculture focus or that tackle some of the issues in food and farming that seem to run rampant these days. Truth is, I burned myself out a little. For several years,…
September signals a couple of birthdays in our family … the first being my mom’s! We celebrated the big 7-5 for her on Saturday night with the whole family. We started with a fantastic dinner and fun cocktails at The Noble Lion in Victoria. (I highly recommend the rhubarb sidecar…
Happy Sunday night … and the night before the 2018-19 school year starts! While I can’t believe my baby is headed to high school, Joe has assured me he is ready to start the new school year. His binder is ready and lunch is packed, complete with his favorite chocolate…
Full disclosure: I write my (almost) annual Minnesota State Fair post more for my historical record than anything else. 🙂 It’s been tradition since Joe was old enough to appreciate it for the two of us to spend a day at the fair, and I want to remember these photos,…
The lighting outside was pretty decent this morning so I decided to snap a few pics of my gardens and containers before I headed to the office. I wonder if my neighbors ever see me wondering around with my iPhone at 7:30 a.m. and wonder what I’m doing? Although … we’ve…
This pasta salad serves a small army so it’s great if you have a potluck coming up or simply have a huge family! I brought it to the marching band’s family potluck earlier this month and it was a big hit. The recipe won first place in the Minnesota Turkey…
August gardens mean … loads of color, endless blooms, and (in my case) an over-abundance of yellow beans (brought on by my enthusiasm for planting seeds in the spring, no doubt)! The flowers are in their hey day, though … enjoy! ‘David’ phlox and ‘Bubblegum’ petunias, which are growing like…
Okay friends, I have totally been slacking on blog posts lately. I thought summer was supposed to give us more time for fun stuff? I felt like this weekend literally buzzed by on double speed. I think it must be because the countdown to school is really beginning in earnest.…