I’ve been in full on “harvest” mode the past few weeks grabbing boxes full of fresh tomatoes from the farmers market and freezing homemade tomato sauce for future use. The scent of roasting squash has been wafting through my house while the kids cringe at …
School starts on Tuesday and my two girls are getting a little bit excited and a little bit nervous about their transition to a new school this year. It’ll be the first time they are riding the bus as well so they’ve been a bit …
This past weekend we met up with some of my extended family for a camping adventure in southwest Minnesota. You guys, there was a GIANT jumping pillow at the playground that was a good 10 yards long and we adults may have taken the …
I can’t wait to go camping this weekend!!! I am normally excited for camping adventures but this weekend is bound to be full of shenanigans as we’re meeting up with some extended family that we haven’t seen in quite some time. My apologies to the …
I swear I must have been a prepper in a past life. My husband too for that matter. Lately he’s all about doing/fixing/building/repurposing things for ourselves when he can and has decided to take up blacksmithing as a hobby. I am highly supportive of creative physical hobbies that also happen …
It’s an exciting day…I have plums!!!! As in plums directly from my neighbor’s plum tree and not from a supermarket. Holy cannoli are they TASTY! Tart and lightly sweet, these lovely little stone fruit have been a delightful treat all week. Since I was graced with a large bucket of them, I just had to make plum …
I get excited when fun things arrive at my doorstep. Today, the postwoman brought me a delivery of 50 alpine strawberry plants!!! I’m way super excited but I haven’t quite figured out where I’m planting all of them. The coolest thing about these plants is …
My two daughters left to spend a week on my dad’s farm yesterday which is one of the things they have come to look forward to most during the summer as it’s become an annual trip for them. They will be hanging out with the …
Adventures in landscaping part 2: I turned my back from my planting project for a moment while the kids were out exploring the outdoor space between the large pine trees which is full of loose dirt perfect for digging and mud pies. I should have known …
“Whoa, Mom! These are GOOD!” exclaimed my oldest daughter with her mouthful of Swedish pancakes. That was exactly the sentiment I was hoping for from my picky “dad-makes-the-best-pancakes” crowd. It occurred to me over a plate of huge fluffy pancakes this past weekend that I have …
