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A Scattering of Cows
This weekend, we had a scattering of cows in the fields just across the street; it was fun to watch... (they actually looked lots bigger...
Maggie
Dec 8, 20191 min read


Saturday Night Sunset
The pictures aren't doing justice to what was an absolutely stunning and vibrant sunset on Saturday night.
Ed
Dec 8, 20191 min read


Mushrooms on a Backwoods Log in December
We walked the back woods this weekend and saw these mushrooms on a fallen log.
Maggie
Dec 8, 20191 min read


Thanksgiving Week - Light Snow
I got up before the sun on the last day of my 5-day flooring project to put on the last coat of tung oil. The night before, I had checked...
Ed
Nov 27, 20191 min read


At Least We Have Logs for Mushrooms Now...
Cutting up a downed tree is a lot of work. I always say that you do not appreciate how much space a tree takes up until it is on the...
Ed
Nov 4, 20192 min read


The Fallen Tree Limbs Are Finally Off the Hayfield
It took both Ed and I a couple of hours on Saturday morning and then again on Sunday morning, but we finally got the fallen tree limbs...
Maggie
Nov 4, 20191 min read


Snow!
The end of October snow stuck around for just a little while; eventually, it did melt...
Maggie
Nov 4, 20191 min read


Visitors Again – Family Day at Son’s University
This post is a little late in coming. The first weekend in October was family weekend at my son’s university. His roommate is a friend...
Maggie
Oct 31, 20192 min read


Big Oak Tree Limb Blew Down
Ed gave me a bit of a start yesterday when he came back from a hike with the dog, saying "ah...you're not going to believe this..." in a...
Maggie
Oct 27, 20191 min read


Japanese Lantern Plant
From our living room, I thought I saw tomatoes growing and I thought "huh?"... Upon closer inspection, those "tomato plants" were...
Maggie
Oct 27, 20191 min read


Testing Our New Chain Saw & Pole Saw
We had to test out our new chain saw and chain saw pole this past weekend as we cleared three trees that were growing practically on top...
Maggie
Oct 21, 20191 min read


Hunting Stands - Our Internal Debate
Our property came with loads of hunting stands scattered about our back woods; probably 5 or 6 in total (I’m not convinced we’ve found...
Maggie
Oct 21, 20191 min read


Time for New Snow Blower and Driveway Stakes
This is one of those instances where the gentleman at the Ace Hardware store that sold us the snow blower expressed that we were a little...
Maggie
Oct 21, 20191 min read


Falling Pine Cones
The pine cone driveway clean-up efforts are intensifying!
Maggie
Oct 21, 20191 min read


Walnuts Are Falling
The walnuts are really starting to come down now. We've been getting the one-off's for a while now, but the pace is really picking up....
Maggie
Oct 21, 20191 min read


Early Morning Fog - Quite Mystic
The early morning fog actually stuck around until mid-late Sunday morning... It was nice in a "mystic" sort of way...
Maggie
Oct 21, 20191 min read


All-Natural Driveway Weed Killer – 2nd Attempt at Vinegar
Our driveway weeds are exhausting me! I want to keep how we address them as natural as possible (especially given that we get our water...
Maggie
Oct 14, 20191 min read


October Snow - Winter's Coming
We had October snow at the property; nothing really stuck to the ground even though it did snow for an hour or so. Our dog Maxie had the...
Maggie
Oct 14, 20191 min read


The Leaves Are Beginning to Change Color
It’s the end of September and the leaves are really starting to change color on our property and in the Driftless area in general. Fall...
Maggie
Sep 23, 20191 min read


The Views
I have to work a little to hike to the high point of our land; but when I do, it’s always worth it!
Maggie
Sep 23, 20191 min read
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