Starting fresh
I want to apologize for the hiatus from this site. Transitioning to being a family of five turned out to be more than I anticipated and a blog was one more thing on a long list. However, I do want to...
View ArticleLunch battles
My husband and I are having trouble deciding how to feed our daughter at school. He thinks we should make her eat school lunch and I think we should pack her lunch. His argument is that having her eat...
View ArticleA return on investment
A few years ago, I planted raspberry bushes on the south side of my garden. When I bought the bushes I asked the sales guy if four would be enough. He snorted and said I would have more raspberries...
View ArticleSchool lunch part 2
Our daughter started kindergarten the day after Labor Day. We sent her with a packed lunch but also put money in her account so that she could try hot lunch if she wanted to or frankly for the days...
View ArticleReady for spring
Every fall I intend to till my garden, so that when those early warm spring days come around I can capitalize on them. However, I have never acted on my intention until this past week. Last weekend, I...
View ArticleBooks, books, books
Minnesota Public Radio’s Daily Circuit recently held a show dedicated to books. It was a fantastic hour of radio. You can listen to the conversation here. The featured guests were Ron Charles, Book...
View ArticleWaste not
For Christmas I received a tumbling composter. While I have a pile at home for yard waste, I’m terrible about bringing kitchen waste down there. So I asked for something small I can put on my deck. I’m...
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When kissing flowers, tulips are better than one
Today is the vernal equinox, which means the sun appears directly over the equator. The event marks the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. For me it marks a time of great anticipation. See...
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Taters gonna tate
I started planning my garden in February. When I say planning, I mean having general musings about what I was going to plant when the snow melted. This weekend I got a bit more serious and actually...
View ArticleA tulip mystery
I wrote here earlier in the spring, how excited I was for the great tulip bloom of 2015. And it was awesome. Beautiful blooms filled my yard. One by one, though, they started to disappear. I noticed...
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