How was your holiday weekend? Ours was bittersweet as we had to say good-bye to our one and only Earl the Pug last Friday. This was painful. Utterly painful. But his 15 year old body was wearing out and we are comforted in knowing he is now playfully running his…
Teacher Man’s birthday is officially tomorrow but we celebrated this weekend because, well, why not? Saturday was hot, hot, hot – 90+ degrees and super humid so we mostly kept to the indoors to keep cool. Sunday was glorious in the morning – a perfect 70 degree sunny day for…
I often hear from people who think I have it all going on. How do I work full time plus blog (not just for me but for other websites too) plus do what I do for my family? The truth is, it depends on the day you ask me. Some…
July is nearing and that means the gardens are really starting to come into their own. The lilacs and peonies are long gone, but they are replaced by asiatic lilies, colorful annuals, and soon-to-bloom coneflowers, rudbeckia, hydrangea, and daisies. I so love every season of the garden as each is…
A week ago I was in Duluth to kick off the summer conference of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. This event is a chance for our members – the turkey farmers, turkey companies, and related industry folks in our state – to get together, network, and learn. We have multiple…
This is not going to be the most riveting blog post I’ve ever written – mostly because it’s almost 9 p.m. and I’m tired, people. I got back from my work’s summer conference on Friday afternoon and it has taken me two full days to recuperate. Seriously, this is one…
Hello friends! I’ll be taking a few days off from blogging as I’m heading “up north” as we say in Minnesota – to Duluth for the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association annual Summer Conference. I’m looking forward to seeing all my “turkey peeps”, as we gather for education sessions, networking, and plenty…
My confession for the night: I got totally distracted this evening and now that it’s 10 p.m., I don’t really have the energy to post a recipe. I went for a run right after work, which morphed afterwards into me listening to the new Justin Timberlake song about 15 times…