Posted in Friends and Family, Gardening, Nature on Sep 25th, 2007 9 Comments »
After allowing the honey several days to dry out (with the help of a portable electric heater), Dad decided it was time to begin the extraction process. Neither extraction nor bottling require a bee-tight jumpsuit, so the whole family is able to help out–not just Katelyn. Justin and Audra even came over and lent a [...]
Posted in Adventures, Gardening, Nature on Sep 8th, 2007 5 Comments »
Now, tell me, who would be crazy enough to don a white jumpsuit, galoshes and veiled headgear, and mount an offensive campaign against tens of thousands of irate honey-bees — in the rain? Who but Dad and Katelyn, our intrepid amateur bee-keepers! My level of involvement consisted of documenting the battle on film — [...]
Posted in Adventures, Friends and Family, Nature on Sep 4th, 2007 7 Comments »
The original plan was to make good use of the extra-long Labor Day weekend and head over to the North Shore for an exciting weekend of thundering waterfalls, towering rock formations and other sights unfamiliar to us central Minnesota flatlanders. Heh, yeah… Us and every other family within 500 miles. The reservable campsites had all [...]
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