Lady’s Mantle My gardens are coming to life, even as I continue to plant seeds and add flowers here and there. Spring is always slower to come in Minnesota, and this year, it felt like it took forever. Then today we recorded over 5 inches of rain in a 24-hour…
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Amazing writer, storyteller and woman of substance. Her wisdom will be missed.
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So … the long holiday weekend was busy in a completely fabulous, hanging-out-with-my-family kind of way. A bike ride with my Joe Man to kick things off on Saturday morning. Beer tasting at Hayes’ Public House with Teacher Man, after I spent a gorgeously sunny Saturday afternoon puttering in my…
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How was your weekend? The last five days for us have been so much fun! And amazingly, even the weather took a turn for the better and today, we managed to make it over 70 degrees and it felt pretty incredible. I’ve got tons of photos to share so this post will…
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Frost possibility? In mid-May. Of course it’s Minnesota. Sigh. Well, Mother Nature, when you are ready to give us spring in more than one-day increments, I will be ready to plant my vegetable gardens and pot my flower pots and get my hands dirty in the soil. Hint, hint.
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My Mother’s Day was perfect for many, small reasons. 1. Breakfast in bed. This has been a tradition in our house since Joe was old enough to help in the kitchen. Joe delivered an egg, over easy, on toast, a big bowl of fresh strawberries and a glass of cranberry juice…
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I’d really like you to meet Ruth Swezey. Truth be told, she will always be Mrs. Swezey to me. She was my English teacher at Hector High School and even though she is completely fine with me calling her Ruth now – after all, it’s been 27 years since I graduated…
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Happy Monday, all! It was a gray, dreary, windy, cold and rainy spring day here – barely surpassing 40 degrees, not that I noticed or anything. The only saving grace on this ugly day is the fact that I can actually use my favorite umbrella! Of course, the real (read:…