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Happy cows out on spring pasture And as I typed that, I just realized we’ve been in business for 15 years now! Wow. 2019 has been a year of change. Good changes. The biggest one being that I made a … Continue reading →

Irene Rachel Helen Oeltjenbruns Mehmen June 8, 1928 – December 25, 2018 My grandma will now forever be our special Christmas angel. It’s hard to imagine our family without its matriarch, the magnet that drew us all together. And yet … Continue reading →

I’m guessing Santa might be bringing a few of you an Instant Pot for Christmas, so I thought I’d jump on and share this recipe. I’m beginning to feel a bit like an Instant Pot prophet, but we literally use … Continue reading →

Our Ava passed away yesterday in one of her favorite spots… in the garage in front of the open back door, where she could catch a breeze and keep an eye on the pasture to the west and the driveway … Continue reading →

The typewriter that started it all for me I mentioned in my last post that I’m exploring the possibilities for a future that will be here sooner or later. Our youngest has started high school. We’ve already got two teenage … Continue reading →

the road ahead Hello, it’s been a while. So I thought I’d give an update to any longtime readers that are still hanging around, and my farmers market peeps that I’m not seeing this summer. Taking this year off from … Continue reading →

The Grim Reaper has been on a tear with musicians in 2016. And it’s only April. At this point people have had enough already and I’m seeing tweets like, “That the universe would form a protective layer around Paul McCartney, … Continue reading →

So without the farm business to share here, I’ve been left wondering what exactly to do in this space. I still have the desire to write. But what to write about now? As much as I like food, and I … Continue reading →

Chicken nuggets were the star of supper tonight! 2 weeks post-Whole30, and I’ve fallen into a new normal. A really good new normal. And by “really good”, I mean really tasty. I decided to take the approach of eating “clean” … Continue reading →

Sweet potato sausage hash I don’t remember how I even heard of the Whole 30 program, but I’d been thinking about trying it for a while now. I felt like my brain just wasn’t as sharp as it used to … Continue reading →