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    Munsinger and Clemens Gardens

    July 29, 2017 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Teacher Man and I headed up to St. Cloud later this afternoon to celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary a couple of days early. The official day is Monday but we’re both working (Teacher Man is painting and I’ll be in Alexandria and then Melrose for most of the day).  Plus…

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    Garden Walk-About | July

    July 23, 2017 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I’ve been away from home for most of the past two weeks but my garden carries on without me. Perhaps a little weedy in spots, but overall, everything is looking pretty good. My zinnias are just starting to bloom (one of my faves!), the hydrangeas are looking lush and gorgeous,…

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    Family - Travel

    Heading West, Part 2

    July 21, 2017 - By ldurben@charter.net

    In my previous post, I wrote about the fun we had in the Black Hills, the first stop on our very American family road trip. We continued on to Montana, where we visited the Little Bighorn National Monument, stayed in Billings for the night, and then pushed on to Yellowstone…

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    Family - Travel

    Heading West!

    July 18, 2017 - By ldurben@charter.net

    We’re in the midst of a very American road trip west this week … we just left Keystone, South Dakota and the Black Hills area, where we visited Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, and Deadwood. Today we’re traveling through part of Wyoming and Montana, with Little Bighorn National Monument, Pompey’s…

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    Agriculture - My Turkey Family - Poultry Farming

    Turkey is Family

    July 14, 2017 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Hands down, one of my favorite business trips of the year for Minnesota Turkey is my annual trek to Washington DC in July. My boss and I take a group of our leaders –  mostly farmers and sometimes a student or two  – to our nation’s capitol to participate in…

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    Family - Gardening - My Boy Joe

    Enjoying the little life moments.

    July 3, 2017 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I have just spent two days without wearing any makeup. None at all.  And we have had absolutely no schedule. I even had two naps yesterday. Yes. Two naps. Bliss. Total bliss. My son has probably had too much screen time – but he has helped me with watering the…

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    Weekend Snaps | Catching Up

    July 2, 2017 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Oh my goodness. I actually cannot believe I haven’t blogged since after Memorial Day weekend. I knew June was crazy busy but I never purposely intend to ignore my blog that long – it just makes me sad when that happens! June was full. Work, graduation parties, birthday (Teacher Man),…

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    Family - Gardening

    Weekend Snaps | Memorial Day

    May 29, 2017 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Is it Sunday or Monday? i don’t know – I’ve lost track. 😉 I suppose I better get my act together soon, though, so that I make sure we all get off to work and school in the morning. We had a fabulous long weekend, spending Saturday on some gardening…

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Hello, I’m Lara! I’m a wife, mom (empty nester, almost!), a business owner, and an avid baker, gardener, and traveler. Thanks for being here!

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