Author: dafisher

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 […]

Rick and I had a wonderful open house weekend during the Laura Ingalls Wilder Days held in Pepin on Saturday September 8 and Sunday September […]

It is August.  The mosquito infestation has died down, the valley is lush and green and we have moved our efforts to the preservation of […]

Yes, today I am excited about the prospects of rain.  Already I can see the front moving in from the west, the wind has picked […]

Happy 4th of July friends and family.  I know I am a few days ahead of the holiday, but for the first time in months […]