Archive for June, 2009
June 30, 2009 – Lake Shetek State Park
We certainly are a couple for all lodgings – from the luxurious Dayton House one night to a rustic cabin without a bathroom or kitchen the next! This is at Lake Shetek State Park in Southwestern MN. Linda is getting some veggies ready to stir-fry. Some rice, a pack of cole-slaw mix, some peppers and ...Read more.
June 29, 2009 – Blue Mounds State Park
The 20th Anniversary travel junket to SW MN continues with a stop at Blue Mounds State Park near Luverne, but nowhere near Shirley, Minnesota, although it is close to Marshall. The outstanding feature of this park is the Sioux Quartzite cliffline that runs along the park. This is the view from near the top of ...Read more.
June 28, 2009 – Pipestone National Monument
The second day of our 20th tour, brought us to Pipestone National Monument near, strangely enough, Pipestone, Minnesota. This monument interprets and protects the site of native American pipestone quarries. Most famously it was the stone used to carve peace and ceremonial pipes. It was a sacred site and was off limits for war and ...Read more.
June 27, 2009 – 20th Anniversary Trip to Dayton House in Worthington, MN
Time and $$ (see septic tank installation) prevented us from celebrating our 20th anniversary on a long trip, but we wanted to get away and note the milestone nonetheless, so we planned a trip to everyone’s favorite vacation destination, the prairies of Southwestern Minnesota! The first night, we stayed at the historic Dayton House in ...Read more.
June 26, 2009 Birthday Trip to Omaha Zoo
Today Martin got his birthday present, a trip to the Omaha Zoo with a friend. No, they didn’t call each other about what they should wear, but they look similar but different enough (Cubs and Twins hats, Mount Rushmore and Petrified Forest t-shirts). Not that seven-year old boys like to act out, but it seems ...Read more.
June 25, 2009 – Thingamajig Thursday #168
Here’s this week’s thingamajig Thursday. Also check out the last thingamajig answer. As always, put your guess in a comment below. Hold mouse over this sentence to pop-up answer. one year ago…”Another Interview”
June 24, 2009 – Emma at Camp
Emma’s off at camp this week and having a great time. She loves the ropes course, and here she is gearing up to climb Working her way up. and up… Finally to the top. Finally she gets to hang around on the way down – more from as the week goes on. one year ago…”Bee ...Read more.
June 23, 2009 – Septic Day 2
I wasn’t home today, so I missed the arrival and placement of the new tank. So, today they set the tank and finished setting the drain field. This picture of what looks to be giant mole tunnels are the four 100 foot lateral drains for the tank. These are not to be disturbed, packed, or ...Read more.
June 22, 2009 – Septic Day 1
OK, so this isn’t the most compelling post from high hopes – there’s no luscious fruit, no animals, just a hole in the ground. Since it is impossible for me to avoid the giant gashes in the earth and piles of soil, I feel the need to share it! The old septic tank was only ...Read more.
June 21, 2009 – Rain, Rain
In the last few weeks, if we’ve gone 12 hours without rain it was a relief. Yesterday was no exception, although we lucked out in the afternoon as the storm clouds billowed up literally right over our farm. Martin and I watched, lying on the ground as this cloud billowed high into the sky. It ...Read more.
June 20, 2009 – Emma’s First 5k
Since school got out, Emma has been steadfast about running every day. There’s a tractor path that runs a mile through the fields over to a neighbor’s, so she doesn’t have to run on the roads. The Rose Festival in State Center was today and Emma ran in her first 5k. She ran hard and ...Read more.
June 19, 2009 – Pruning Christmas Pines
It’s time to prune the white pine Christmas trees. Martin’s giving me hand – making sure the gap between the branches in years to come is not too large by trimming back the leader to about 16 inches. one year ago…”Claire in Washington DC: Episode 3″
June 18, 2009 – Thingamajig Thursday #167
Here’s this week’s thingamajig Thursday. Also check out the last thingamajig answer. As always, put your guess in a comment below. Hold mouse over this sentence to pop-up answer. one year ago…”Claire in Washington DC: Episode 2″
June 17, 2009 – More “Wild Chicks”
Martin had been keeping his eyes on a clutch of eggs in the barn. When we were working on the door, Martin found the eggs were all cracked. I told him to look for the chicks, because maybe they had hatched (or eaten by a critter). It didn’t take him long to find the mother ...Read more.
