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    Turkey Week is Here!!

    November 18, 2018 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Turkey Week is here, my friends … let the preparations commence and the feasting begin!  My parents are hosting Thanksgiving, as usual, this year so I really don’t have much to get ready for. I’m in charge of the pumpkin pie so I will get at that Wednesday evening after…

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    Agriculture - My Turkey Family - My Work Life

    National Thanksgiving Turkey Flock

    November 7, 2017 - By ldurben@charter.net

    You guys! I present to you the National Thanksgiving Turkey flock. It’s that time of year again … Thanksgiving. Turkey month.   And this year it’s doubly crazy for me because the National Thanksgiving Turkey flock is being raised in Minnesota. Two of the birds in the flock will be picked…

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  • Thanksgiving in Washington DC - #PresidentialTurkey13 | via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.wordpress.com
    Agriculture - My Turkey Family - My Work Life

    Thanksgiving in Washington DC: #PresidentialTurkey13

    December 1, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I apologize in advance that I’m not going to be able to write a completely coherent blog post about Thanksgiving week. I seriously am staring at my computer screen at a loss for the right words to describe my experiences last week in Washington DC. Thrilling. Hilarious. Exhausting. Surreal. Memories of…

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  • My Turkey Family - Wordless Wednesday

    Wordless Wednesday: National Thanksgiving Turkey

    November 27, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Happy Thanksgiving from Washington DC!

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    Goodnight, Turkeys.

    November 6, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    My Wordless Wednesday has a few words. I can’t help it. I write. That’s what I do. I love taking pictures, but I love captioning them too. So you’ll forgive me, right? Goodnight, Minnesota’s Presidential turkeys. They are tucked away, cozy in this beautiful and festive garden shed-turned-turkey-barn, at least…

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  • Agriculture - My Turkey Family - My Work Life

    Gobbling for a Presidential Pardon

    October 23, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I’ve been working on a very special project this month and I finally get to share it with you! If you’ve read my blog before, then you know I work for the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. This fall, one of our members, who raises turkeys on his family farm in…

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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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