Oh my, this time of year in my gardens is full of scents and scenes that are glorious. Perhaps it’s because we’ve had what feels like 9 months of winter. (Which is entirely true.) It just makes my heart happy to see so much green and the peony and lilac…
I hope you will allow me a proud mom post today. 😉 Joe had his spring piano recital and played a song called “Guilty As Charged.” He’s been working on it for several months and it’s an absolutely beautiful song. And today, he basically nailed it! Trust me, he put…
In the world we live in today, it’s easy to condemn an entire company – in this case Fair Oaks Farm, one of the nation’s largest dairy farms – or an entire industry – in this case, farmers – when a revolting video of mistreatment of animals comes out. However,…
It’s a wrap! My niece, Miss A, is now officially graduated from high school and we celebrated her many accomplishments this weekend at her grad party on the farm and at the ceremony today at Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart High School. Miss A is smart (so smart!), talented, wicked funny, and poised…
The lilacs are blooming! The lilacs are blooming! It feels a bit like a Christmas miracle around here. The long winter. The April blizzard. The constant rain in May. The unusually cool temperatures. But lo and behold, the lilacs are back in their glory. Praise be. The gardens are —…
For real. It’s 39 degrees outside on May 19. Very funny, Mother Nature. The winter-like weather didn’t stop this little iris from blooming, though, and that made me smile – while I was outside in my parka and stocking cap covering up my celery, broccoli and onions. Good thing I…
I’m sitting on my porch swing right now taking in the glorious evening. Light breeze, temps in the low 70s, no mosquitos. Let me put this another way: today was the warmest it’s been since sometime in September of last year. We deserve this evening in Minnesota. But I’m really…
My perfect Mother’s Day weekend? I’m pretty easy to please … just give me plenty of time to work in my gardens, cooking a Saturday evening meal at home with my boys, a trip to the local garden store, cookies baking in the oven, a new frog decoration from Joe…