Monthly Archives: January 2015

Tip Up Pike

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Tom

This is something I had not done since before the accident.  Just getting out on the ice, and dropping minnows down under tip ups for pike with Nell. Gave Nell a safe place to practice her driving skills which thrilled … Continue reading →

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Playing With Food

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Tom

It is winter.  For us, it really is the time to play and enjoy food.  Last weekend Phoebe, my brother Matt & I went ice fishing.  Pulled 200+ sunnies out of the water, and a couple crappies.  Kept and ate … Continue reading →

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One Can Hope

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Tom

Check out the link below, which is an organized response to the attempted curbing and regulation of a practice which predates European settlement of this content by about 8000 years and has continued unbroken to the present day. http://www.gardeningmatters.org/news-update-advocacy-community-based-seed-sharing In … Continue reading →

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An Eating Day

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Tom

For us, deep winter is really the season of plenty.  We get to concentrate on eating all of the food gathered over the year. Well, and fresh fish from ice fishing. Bucket of sunnies and crappies.  2 of the latter … Continue reading →

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A Whitetail Oddity

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Tom

Just posting for the first time one of the odd whitetails we have taken off of my parent’s place in the past. 3 unbroken tines.  9 busted ones.  Half of one main beam gone, 1/3 of the other.  Just how … Continue reading →

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A Year In Pictures

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Tom

So, photos starting with last winter, up until a few weeks ago.  We lived through Christmas, I slept through the New Year, and here we are in 2015.  Hope you enjoy this look back, and stay with us through the … Continue reading →

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