My Minnesota

We've entered what is typically the coldest period of the year here in the North Country. I'm hoping Mother Nature and the Fates wil...

A few days ago we started to notice leaves had begun to change color. First were the sumac leaves in red. Plus, there were hints of color in...

This week just ending yielded a first for the Better Half and me, a previously unseen mushroom species growing along the south edge of the d...

As I measured water and flour to refresh my sourdough starter this morning, I realized that an adjustment of perspective was in order. I was...

Today had been forecast to be cooler and wetter, so we made up some sourdough to bake. Today has turned out to be partly cloudy and quite wa...

Yesterday’s full moon, which was completely cloud covered around here, is called the Strawberry Moon by the Ojibwe and the Good Berries Moon...

We got lots of lightning and thunder and rain last night, but no hail nor tornadoes. As the storm(s) were moving east, the sunset sky took o...

It rained (again) this morning. Thunderstorms are in tomorrow afternoon’s forecast. Lots of hay fields around here have their first cutting ...

Things the Better Half has heard me say in the past few days: We need the moisture to recover from the drought At least it’s not snow It’ll ...

A dozen years ago, the back yard pear tree was in bloom on Tax Day. Not this year. Plus, last year the blossoms were more abundant than the ...

In celebration of Spring’s official arrival, I baked scones this morning and finished off much of what remained of the St. Patrick’s Day Iri...

If I spend too much time staring at the treetops tossing in the tumults of wind, I could develop a case of motion sickness. A windy, gusty M...

Record or near record warmth today and over the weekend, tempered by howling, gusty winds!!: is March coming in like a lamb or a lion? In ei...

This may be (one of) the nicest February days ever in the North Country. Blue skies, sunshine, temperatures in the mid-40’s, little breeze a...

The bread I baked this morning is about the best tasting I’ve produced in a decade or so. Unfortunately, it wasn’t on purpose. I’m still cha...

I’ve noticed that the news and social media do a much better job of informing me about things of which I disapprove than things I like. I ca...

Yesterday we left some of you in suspense about our bread in the oven. The best way to describe the outcome, after the Better Half [BH] and ...