The Year in Review

Everyone amps up their nostalgia and reminisces about the year just past this time of year. My way is typically not the way of the herd, however this year I will join in and give you my perspective. I decided to review the year also; the year I chose, however, will be 1973. Chocolate malts, …

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Weather’s calmed a bit

Cattle fed, snowplowed and blown. We got plenty.

Morning snow

Here are some pictures of our snow this morning....I would guess we received about 5-6 inches overnight. Maybe 9-10 inches total.  This is from west of St Hilaire, Minnesota. Here is what I plan to stare at this morning before I go out and feed the cattle or this

Black Friday

11-26-2008     Black Friday I started this column with a plan to target the poor habits displayed at most parking lots. Since this Friday marks what is historically the first day of holiday shopping, I decided to focus my attention both on what occurs in the parking lot and the shopping the occurs inside …

Twas All but a Dream (Christmas poem)

Twas all but a dream We've helped my mother in-law decorate her lawn for Christmas for the last several years. This year she did it by herself because her children and children in-laws were busy (and we're a little lazy.) Anyway, I've always written new lyrics to a traditional Christmas song to describe hanging lights …

Travel conditions worsen

I just came to work this morning from west of St Hilaire, Minnesota to Thief River Falls, MN and the roads are already poor. We had a little mist last night and that is now covered by about 2-3 inches of snow. I was able to drive about 40 mph; any greater speed cause me …

Snow

I will be home for most of the impending storm. I plan to blog from our farm west of St Hilaire, Minnesota a little about the storm and snap a few pictures of our cattle and maybe a view from the tractor as I blow snow. It's a White Christmas!!! ick

Christmas in Five Acts

Christmas in Five Acts Act I: Let it Snow… If Currier and Ives had chosen the winter of 2009 for inspiration to make their legendary tins, their Christmas scenes would be very bleak. It has been mostly a gray winter with little snow cover. My hope for snow is simple insulation for our pasture and …

My First Christmas Present

Before I start today’s column, I have a request. Will whoever is giving my sister, Deb, clever suggestions for our family Christmas get-together such as “ugly sweater contest” and “Yankee Swap” please stop? You are tearing at the very fiber of our celebration, or at least causing me to roll my eyes often enough to …

Christmas letter to Dave

This is your annual Christmas letter and I hope you will open it without too much expectation. I like low expectations, they are so easy to satisfy; kind of like the gifts you get from a secret Santa. I would like to have a few minutes with those who complain about not having snow at …