A three-day holiday weekend is perfect for a little staycation, wouldn’t you agree? While I am longing for a true “unplugged” vacation, if you will, this will just have to wait until August, when I’ve slated 10+ days for a trip to Hawaii. (Sigh. Hawaii.) Instead, we took advantage of the…
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.” – Alfred Austin What is it about the garden that just calms me? I didn’t do much tonight except some…
I haven’t posted since June 9. Yikes – I hate that! It couldn’t be helped, really. Last week, I was immersed in the summer conference of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and even prior to that, work was pretty much the priority. I wish I could say that’s going to…
So I’m going with tips for awesome turkey burgers tonight. Why? Here’s the deal: I don’t have a recipe to share tonight because: 1) It was 90 degrees out (which if you know me, then you know I think this was awesome!) and Joe and I decided to pick up…
I love this time of year in my gardens. It takes a while for plants to really hit their stride in Minnesota, but by early June, I see a lot of green and blooms are starting to make their appearances as well. My trusty garden gnome watches over the gardens.…
So I guess we have ourselves a sixth grader now. Whaaaaat? When I think of sixth grade, here are a few random memories from back in the day: My teacher was Mr. Carlisle. He also happened to be my fifth grade teacher, as well. He was a good teacher, but…
Turkey Tuesday is baaaaack, people, with Fajita Turkey Burgers! Truth be told, I felt downright guilty for not posting my usual turkey recipe the past two Tuesdays. (I’m very good at the self-guilt process.) But life happens – and I just didn’t have a lot of time to prep a…
Hey ya’ll, it’s June is Turkey Lovers Month! What? You didn’t know? Wow, that’s weird, but no worries. It’s not as famous – yet – as June is Dairy Month, but we’re working on that. And I think dairy and turkey make a great combination, actually. What’s not to love?…