Monthly Archives: September 2012

MOONDANCE ORCHARD

Patti drove me and the kids out to MoonDance Orchard, which is what Sheila & Jerry have renamed what used to be Homestead Orchard out west of us.  In past years, by this time, we would have made a half … Continue reading

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So Patti Took Me & Baby Vi Out To The Ness Farm

Ok, so I pulled the winter storage beets today.   With the hard frost they had out there they were easy to find in the cowpeas planted around them.  The frost did not effect the leaves at all so the were … Continue reading

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Saving & Selecting Corn Seeds

Shown above is Mandan Pink Flour.  It comes from Mandan White Flour which comes from Mandan White Flint. It all comes from this:  about 8 years ago I read Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden (which you can read for free on … Continue reading

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Still Canning

So I had to start working on all of the tomatoes and peppers Patti pulled from the Minnetonka garden yesterday, so I “invented” something I am going to need to make more of.  I seeded and chopped all of the … Continue reading

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First Day Of Fall

Well, my Pinnochio Pepper tells me that it is summer instead of the first day of fall.  For an inaugural we had some blustery wind, scattered clouds, and sun that almost had you feeling warm if you turned your face … Continue reading

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Miracle Mike Harvesting Beans, Corn & Squash

Two days in a row!  This morning, after I had fed everyone breakfast and the kids had all made it to the bus stop on time, I asked Mike what his plans for the day were.  He indicated he had … Continue reading

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Minnetonka Garden With Mike

Sunday was a big day for us.  Due to my physical issues, Baby Vi’s baptism was held at our home.  Was a much smaller affair than previous ones, with only immediate family, and the minister Mike Nimz, who has been … Continue reading

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Beans, Corn, Tomatoes & Peppers

So I have had most of a week pretty flat on my back.  They did an epidural on Tuesday which is supposed to make things work better, but I had been told that the spinal injection would make things worse … Continue reading

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Roger & The Bees

Remember when you were kids (in the upper mid-west) and mom and dad bought Mel-o honey in the little squeezable plastic bears as a special treat to have on pancakes, cornbread, etc? The company was owned by a friend of … Continue reading

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Narcotics And Harvesting

Not kidding about that.  It is how I dealt with what we needed to do. Patti’s parents came over around 1 pm this afternoon to watch the kids for us.  Patti and I needed to head over to the Minnetonka … Continue reading

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