My Minnesota

Last night and this morning we got flurried on to the tune of a couple of inches of sticky, wet, snow. Unless we get lots of melting this af...

We have accomplished the only specific goal we set for ourself this week: pumpkins have been acquired and are posted along the driveway. In ...

By the time this is posted, we will have officially attained the Northern Hemisphere’s Autumnal Equinox. I’m sure of that because I control ...

The autumn planting is done, at least that I know about. Potted chrysthanthemums along the driveway; asters on the front steps; some sort of...

For the past eighteen hours or so, there were storms to the east of us; storms to the west of us; storms to the north of us; and storms to t...

We have once again confirmed that getting off our duff and actually cleaning up some of the mess along the drive is much more productive tha...

Today is a classic autumn day in the North Country, although perhaps a little warmer than normal. The Better Half is displaying another of h...

The Better Half [BH], while we were walking the dogs this morning, noticed a flock of five swans at about treetop height. They were silent a...

The October decorations: gourds, pumpkins, halloween candy, are now in place on the stoop and the dining table. Pumpkins will become Jack-o’...

The Better Half erupted into a frenzy of Jack-O-Lantern carving this morning. I, displaying my usual level of artistic ability, took the pum...

Our local trees are showing about 10% to 20% autumn colors, as is the situation in much of the state. Several of the local pumpkin patches w...

 According to myth, Sisyphus had his boulder to roll uphill. We have oak leaves to clear from the driveway and what laughingly passes for la...

We're about to enjoy what might be the nicest week or ten days of this autumn. Unless, of course, the forecast changes. I plan to spend ...

We're a little overdue in announcing that our record is still in tact. Approximately 25 years in this house and not a single Trick or Tr...

A brief while ago, I checked the very, very, small pond behind the house. It was still covered with a thin coating of skim ice. As I drove a...

We're back to 100% cloud covered skies. Sigh! Rain is forecast to start within the next hour. Deep Sigh! At least we now have some jack-...

I carved a jack-o'-lantern this morning. The last time I carved one is lost in the mists of time long gone. Shortly after I finished, t...