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  • AgNerd - Agriculture

    Be Real and Be Yourself: Inspirations from AgChat

    August 25, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    A few of my inspirations last week: a comfy pair of jeans that feel like a million bucks (but only cost me $15 – seriously), leopard print heels that are completely walkable (hello there!) and Jay Baer’s New York Times bestseller, Youtility. And all collided at the wonderful world of…

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  • Family

    Go Big Red (My Wishes for Davis)

    August 23, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    My nephew/Godson, Davis, is going away to college at the University of Nebraska this week. Wasn’t he just 6 years old and in kindergarten? Didn’t I just see him running around the farm, chasing Grandpa’s black lab, Summer, and asking a zillion questions about everything? Wasn’t he just begging to…

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    Home on the Farm

    August 18, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    This weekend we spent part of our time at “The Farm”, where I grew up. This is where my parents have lived for over four decades, and where my brother and his family also live. My parents built their house while I was a baby and we moved there from…

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  • My Work Life

    Turkey Nirvana

    August 14, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    So this will come as no big surprise, given my employer for the past 17 years: When I eat out at restaurants, I actively seek out turkey on the menu. Not necessarily always to order … sometimes a meat-eating girl also needs a steak or pork or fish, too – you…

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  • Gardening

    A Little Hydrangea Heaven.

    August 13, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Where is August going? I feel the tick-tock of the back-to-school clock already … and I haven’t even gotten to the Minnesota State Fair yet. (The State Fair, by the way, is a pretty big deal for my office – I will promise to blog a bit about all the…

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  • Family - My Boy Joe - Travel

    A Two-Nap Sunday & Other Randomness

    August 4, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I am feeling completely random tonight, so I’m going to list my stream of consciousness and see what happens. Ready, set go: I took two naps today. Two! I seriously can’t remember the last time I did that. I think even Teacher Man – who is really an excellent Sunday…

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  • About Me - Earl the Pug - My Boy Joe

    Staycation = Simplicity

    August 1, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    While I am still a little worked up about the whole Panera Bread (#PluckEZChicken) thing, I have truly tried to be “on vacation” this week and give myself a break. (My Panera Bread post is here – and a follow up from Dairy Carrie is here, plus a spot-on blog…

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    Gardening - My Boy Joe

    Monday Staycation – In Rewind

    July 29, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I am on vacation this week, and I have instructed the office not to call me unless it is a dire emergency.  Since I work with very smart and understanding coworkers, I am sure they will heed my plea. (Seriously. I have awesome coworkers.) I need this week off. We…

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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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