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Buffalo Gals on the ranch!
For MEA we spent a night at the Buffalo gals ranch in Houston, MN. We took the scenic route down hwy 61 along the Mississippi. Had a great time touring the ranch and stayed overnight in Cody’s Cabin, named for the buffalo who “starred” in Dances with Wolves. Bryant found a bleached skull for his…
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Salem’s favorite season!
And her favorite perch.
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Arboretum
While Hillary and Bryant were exploring BWCA, Lily and I went with grandpa to the landscape arboretum. The fall colors were beautiful. There are so many new exhibits for kids now.
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Yummy New Recipes
Today I had leftover ingredients to use up, so I tried a couple new recipes. Our neighbor went fishing in Lake Superior and caught some huge trout on Saturday. He gave us a lot, maybe 5 pounds or more. So tonight we’re having Trout Dill Chowder, inspired by Ruth Cousineau’s salmon chowder in gourmet magazine.…
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Bathroom Remodel
The remodel of our upstairs bathroom, which we intended to do when we first moved in 8 years ago, is finally done! Unfortunately, I didn’t take “before” photos until the project was underway and Matt, of Matt’s Tile Works, had already pulled out the old shower insert and taken down the short wall that came…
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Book Club
I’ve decided I should have a section for book club records on the site. My book club has been meeting for a few years now. Penny has been our record keeper. I’ll have to see if she knows what year we started. We’ve grown to 6 members. A nice number for a small living room…
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The Madsen or “Jen is a Wimp”
We occasionally ride bikes to school. Hillary rides her own, and I carry Lily in the Madsen or “bucket bike”. A few reasons I don’t take it more often: 1) It gets heavy up the hills, and it feels like everything is a hill! 2) I have trouble starting the loaded bike from a full…
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Ren Fest 2014
Yesterday we took the kids to the MN Renaissance Festival for the day. It seems Hillary has outgrown much of the fun, as she would not participate in dancing and the like. But Lily indulged in the usual merry-making. Bryant and Hillary found inspiration amongst the fair goers and venders for costumes they’d like to…
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The perfect carrot
Here’s the first carrot, harvested by Hillary, from our little garden. It was so cute that she insisted on a photo before we chopped it up for soup! It was very yummy, too. And here’s to Zaca, my Spanish friend and carrot farmer extraordinaire, who advised sandier soil. Cheers!
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Lily’s First Day
Lily has been adjusting to Kindergarten. It was hard to leave Ms Connie and her pre-K friends, but Lily already knew Ms Borth from Hillary’s Kinder days, so it wasn’t too bad. She found a couple friends already in her class. She has a nice, small class compared to most of Minneapolis, so we are…
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