Category Archives: This and That

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Cold April Means Time to Think Summer and Ice Cream: Vote for your Fav!

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

By any measure it has been a rough spring in Minnesota and throughout the U.S. We had a blizzard last weekend – SERIOUSLY – with howling winds and a foot of snow. South of us it was even worse with … Continue reading →

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Birthday Fun, Easter, Racing, and April Snow

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

Minnesota weather is never boring. Last month as we got several big March snowstorms I reasoned that it hadn’t been a bad winter, overall. December and January had plenty of bitter cold, but snowfall in our little pocket of the … Continue reading →

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In the News: Farming, Cold Weather, and More

Posted on March 9, 2018 by

Happy Friday – if you happen to be reading this on the day it’s published that is. 🙂 Spring is in the air in some places, and even in Minnesota I see melting snow and hopes of 30-40 degree temperatures for … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Olympics?

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

The Winter Olympics are whizzing by in South Korea, and I’m eagerly taking in the skating, the skiing, the teamwork, and the chronicling of dreams when I have a chance. There is always something wholesome, gritty, and wondrous about people … Continue reading →

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2017 is Coming to a Chilly End

Posted on December 28, 2017 by

Frigid. That’s an apt way to describe the last week of the year. We reached a high of about -2F / -19C on Christmas Day, and today, December 28th, we finally climbed above zero to a balmy 12 degrees. The … Continue reading →

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