It's going to be my first mother-of-the-bride wedding, I’m not sure what “ready” feels like, but I’m quite confident I haven’t experienced it to date.

The glory of buying a church cookbook is that you get the cooking wisdom of the ages alongside the exciting new stuff. And you get tons of each so you can browse ingredient lists and prep times to suit your fancy.

The best way to keep birds out of the raspberries is a light-weight nylon cover. Always pick raspberries, just like strawberries, when they are ripe. An over-ripe raspberry or strawberry will attract more birds and the little speckled fruit bugs.

Natalie will always remember the summer of 1966 and the young man who walked up the road to the farmhouse. She was just 15, and in the new novel “After River” by Donna Milner, life was never the same again.

Remember those days when the cost of gas was just an incidental thing, one of the myriad minor expenses? The cost of stuff may be relative, but all relativity aside, the cost of petrol nowadays undoubtedly has changed the way some of us plan our angling trips.

Lloyd Majerus’ good-natured humor has kept his wife, Angela, in stitches for nearly 64 years.

My mother’s side of the family grew up in Duluth. The terrain was a stark contrast to the black farmland of southern Minnesota. The cool air up north smelled of pine trees.

Thanks to Steve and Carol from Alexandria for this idea: Place a fresh clothes dryer sheet under the collar of your shirt or blouse. This can also be rubbed on your ankles for protection.

When Gus Aspinwall built his ferry crossing and set up a small post office, Red River ox carts were still making their river crossing here by the hundreds. They were laden with trade goods and this busy crossing seemed like a fine place for the railroad. Aspinwall was wrong by about four miles.

Contrary to popular belief that life is only good when it’s easy and contented, it’s important to note that sometimes in the hardest circumstances, we experience the best stuff. Struggles often strengthen relationships and give birth to better times.

Visit public gardens, pick up some ideas to take home to your garden. Don’t be afraid to ask your neighbor for their ideas and gardening tips.

Viewing the photos in the Brandenburg Gallery is like taking a walk on the prairie, seeing wildlife and unexpected beauty through the eyes of an artist. Seeing what our eyes often overlook. Inviting us to open our eyes to the world around us.

This past winter, I have been writing my book about our family’s journey as written in The Land. It has been a wonderful time of reflecting 42 years of farm life.

Many birds have returned, or are returning daily, from the South. Be sure to have fresh feed available for these little ones.

It is said that on the opening day of the Minnesota fishing season, a million anglers wet a line. This year, make it 999,999.

It’s easy to rapidly drive by the 15-foot-tall cross on Todd County Road 14 near Browerville and not pay much attention. During the drought of 1988, though, people didn’t drive by so fast.

Is it really possible to fulfill your lifetime dreams? Is graduation really the launching pad to greater heights and the ability to help solve societal problems?

As soon as there is some growth, these plants can be replanted in a sunny area, if at all possible. Rhubarb can be transplanted all season long.