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    7 Ways to Enjoy a Small Town Parade

    July 13, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Happy Sunday night, everyone! How was your weekend? Teacher Man, Joe and I drove out to the farm on Friday and enjoyed some time with family. My dad grilled the most Uh-Mazing turkey on Friday night that was the perfect complement to this light and tasty pasta salad. We finished…

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    Poultry Farming

    Double Yolks Explained | Guest Post on Beef and Sweet Tea

    July 10, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    A while back I found the most lovely blog, Beef and Sweet Tea, about a 5th generation beef cattle farm in the south. (Or perhaps the blogger, Emily, found me. I can’t quite remember exactly how that worked.) I am not ashamed to admit I am completely enamored of the…

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    Agriculture - Poultry Farming

    Stop the Chicken Bashing, Dr. Oz!

    July 8, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Cue the scary video images and dramatic voiceover. Dr. Oz is at it again. In an episode on his TV show today, he apparently “exposes the horrors” of conventional chicken production. The full episode isn’t available on his website as of yet so, unfortunately, I haven’t been able to watch…

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  • Earl the Pug - Family - My Boy Joe

    Family, Food & Fun on the Fourth

    July 6, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    First of all, did you notice the alliteration in my blog title? I know – I love it too! (#GrammarNerd) So it was a long 4th of July holiday weekend and in a crazy bit of good weather karma, the sun came out and the temperatures got warmer as the weekend went…

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  • Family - My Boy Joe

    A Slow Summer Day.

    July 2, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Remember that post last year I wrote about embracing days off from work? Okay, I do but you probably don’t. (You can find it here.) Well, I’m embracing that concept this summer. This doesn’t mean I’m not working – or that I don’t take my work very seriously. Of course,…

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    Easy Meal Option: Gold'n Plump Chicken Patties (A Review)

    June 11, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    It’s Wednesday – and perhaps more importantly, it’s the Wednesday before my big summer conference next week. What does this mean? 1) I have a mountainous to-do list of details to finalize before next week in order to be ready for 150+ of my turkey people to descend upon a…

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  • Earl the Pug - Family - Gardening

    Weekend Rundown | Baby Snuggles & Garden Update

    June 8, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    How was your weekend? We celebrated the first official weekend of summer vacation (school ended last Thursday!) with our first official babysitting adventure with our niece, Miss Morgan. As you can see by the photos, we think it went extremely well and we all loved our snuggle time with this cute little…

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    Agriculture - My Turkey Family - My Work Life - Poultry Farming

    Yes, June Really is Turkey Lovers’ Month!

    June 4, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Happy June is Turkey Lovers’ Month, people! And as luck would have it, today I was able to spend most of my time at a turkey farm, taking photos and videos for an upcoming event we have going on for the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. My coworker, Erica, is part…

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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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