Spring is fickle. Winter tries its hardest to hang on, but eventually the warm weather wins. The battle results in a pretty wide range of weather in short periods of time. For example…. On a late April evening, four of us took advantage of several inches of fresh, wet snow, to try and roll the Continue Reading
The temperature crept up to nearly 50F last week. Snow was melting and the rumor was that one of the south facing walls at Barn Bluff in Red Wing was dry and warm, ready to climb. The forecast looked good, so Seth and I packed up our gear and our tent and headed down. It Continue Reading
And the winner is….. red cabbage! That is the first seed to sprout this year, and it’s a pretty one! A beautiful color of pink right from the start. I have my little seed starting greenhouse up and running for the year. Planted so far are three varieties of tomatoes, five strains of peppers, red Continue Reading
Tiny adventures are back! What is a tiny adventure? It’s one of those little adventures that happens during a regular day. No grandiosity required. A tiny adventure doesn’t have to impress other people, it just has to feel adventurous to you. When I change up my routine, try something new, or step out of my Continue Reading
We didn’t make it to our regular Tuesday evening kettlebells class last night. So, Seth and I grabbed the bells we have at the house and walked over to the neighborhood park for our own workout. I’ve always loved the *idea* of swinging outside, and doing my own workout, but I’ve avoided it because I Continue Reading
A little garden update for you. As usually happens this time of the year, I’m not out there paying as much attention to it as I should, but everything seems to be growing on its own, despite my lack of constant hovering. I have some tomatoes, started from seed in my living room last March. Continue Reading
See that tree hanging over the falls? That’s Conrad. We came across Conrad one day a few weeks ago. We had decided to take the bikes out with no particular destination in mind. We rode along the river and decided to check out the Lock & Dam on the Mississippi River near Fort Snelling. We Continue Reading
Minnesota has a lot of lakes. Off the top of my head, I can think of at least eight lakes within only a few miles of our house in the city. They’re everywhere. Minnesota is known as The Land of 10,000 Lakes, but the official count of lakes more than ten acres (40,000 m²) in Continue Reading
I know you’ve all been wondering how my garden is doing. To ease your minds, here are a few pictures of the most recent developments. We had a big rainstorm the other night, so the plants are a bit muddy. First things first, the tomatoes. I started these guys from seed, they’re about three months Continue Reading
It’s a beautiful day outside, but before I head out to enjoy it, I want to share the progress that I’m making with my little plant babies! I am starting some plants indoors from seeds this year, which is something I’ve never done successfully in the past (I tried once a few years ago and Continue Reading