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I have been making a habit of getting up early, much to the chagrin of my man Ricky.  He is fully retired.  No need to […]

I met Pat Breitung soon after Rick and I moved to Little Plum Place.  Her name had come up in conversations on different occasions.  If […]

Remember when we were kids and couldn’t wait for a ‘snow day’?  Hooray!  No school.  Build a snowman, throw snowballs at my sibling and make […]

Okay, so maybe we are not quite ready to use the picnic table, since it is buried under a foot of new snow.  The storm […]

It has been a tough week at Little Plum.  The coldest temperature on our outdoor thermometer read -46.  Rick and I are both grateful that […]

Behold!  Our latest acquisition for the Little Plum School House. A couple of weeks ago we met a friend in Osseo Wisconsin for breakfast at […]

Greetings 2019.  I am facing this year with arms opened wide and with an attitude of gratitude and optimism.  I managed to make it back […]

True while it is still 19 days to the official first day of the season, make no doubt that winter has landed at Little Plum […]

Asian Lady Beetles.  Sure, they look harmless enough.  Our illustrious U.S. Department of Agriculture introduced these little creatures as a biological control agent.  On the […]

Fall is upon us.  The weather is turning cooler and the invasion of Asian Beetles has begun.  It is beautiful in the valley during the […]