Gardeners have grown fruits and vegetables at Minot’s Rainbow Gardens for decades. During the COVID-19 pandemic, gardeners of many ages are getting outside to get some fresh air and exercise. Locals Beaty and Leo Schell have rented the same garden plot for 16 years. Their plot started out ...
With this nice weather it is hard not wanting to get out and get all the yard and garden work done. I, too, want to get my annual flowers and potted vegetables planted in the ground. It is still a bit too early; the end of May to the first week of June is more ideal time for those tender ...
You always seem to have projects when you own a home. As a gardener, I tend to add more to the outside to-do list than the inside list. I have been working on re-doing the rock and fabric landscaping around my house. The work is slow, one shovelful at a time, but this spring I am reaching ...
I took a bite of homemade buttermilk pancakes. Having breakfast for dinner is one of my favorite meals. Then I took a bite of sausage. The more I chewed, the worse it tasted. I also noticed it had a bad aroma. “How old is this sausage?” I asked my husband, who was head chef that ...
Graduations across America this year will not be as planned due to COVID-19. Whenever I hear Pomp and Circumstance, I know that a ceremony of grandeur is likely to follow. This musical number is almost exclusively connected to graduation ceremonies from high school or colleges and ...
“Mom, I feel like a bandit,” my 16-year-old daughter said as she adjusted her cloth face mask as we entered the grocery store. I’m glad she has kept her sense of humor. I wiped the handle on the grocery cart with a disinfecting wipe. I adjusted my mask and looked over at her. With ...
