Author Archives: Kelli Miller

Dear Rafe Henry, Today you turned five. Not that I need to tell you that, you’ve been counting down since July. And not that I need to tell anyone else that, either. You told everyone we saw today, “Hey! I’m … Continue reading →

The farm where I grew up sits along the Cedar River, nestled up to the bottom of the river bluff. The house is just off to the right of this picture. My parents bought this farm when I was about … Continue reading →

These are some of my brother’s sows, over at my parents’ farm. They were out and about, dare I say, frolicking in the snow. (Just because I can practically see my brother rolling his eyes at me calling his sows … Continue reading →

Tree limbs felled by the ice storm made for an interesting look on these snowmen. I can’t decide if they look modern and angst-ridden, with their blank faces and oddly proportioned arms (one of which seems to be sticking out … Continue reading →

This is one of the Osage Municipal Utilities’ 3600 KW generators that powers the town when needed – like during last week’s ice storm when the power coming into town went down. Less than an hour after the power went … Continue reading →

…with apologies to Matt’s nephew, Jake, because you’re birthday present is going to be so so late. Old Man Winter’s being a real jerk this week. URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI210 AM CST THU MAR … Continue reading →

One of the things we did for entertainment during the storm was play “99”. Madeline did a lot of Sudoku puzzles, when she wasn’t “busy” taking care of her 3-month-old cousin, Paige. (As if anyone could get Paige out of … Continue reading →

After a night of freezing rain and 40 to 50 mph winds, the power finally gave up the ghost Saturday morning around 9:00 a.m. About noon I packed up the kids and headed for Mom & Dad’s house, as did … Continue reading →

1 1/2 inches of ice… followed by 12+” of snow… gives you 60 hours without power. Not as bad as the ice storm of ’91, though. (Ha, I sound like such an old fogey.) Not here anyway. It’s worse south … Continue reading →

A couple of posts ago I mentioned that we were debating about expanding our beef business or not. Well, we decided to go the route of expansion. One good thing about being in the food business is that if you … Continue reading →