So What Exactly is the Driftless Area?
The “Driftless Area” is a midwestern region of the United States in southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa,...
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Maggie
Sep 8, 20192 min read
Wild Cucumber Vines Everywhere!
Wild cucumber vine (Echinocystis lobata) is native to Wisconsin. I’d never really noticed it before but sure did come to notice it over...
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Maggie
Sep 5, 20191 min read
A Bunch of Moths and a Tree Frog
Whenever we sit in our living room at night with the windows open and the lights on, there’s what appears to be a ton of moths banging on...
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Maggie
Sep 4, 20191 min read
Small Campfires Are Nice Too
We’d gotten so accustomed to big bonfires at the property as we tried to burn away all of the brush from the pine trees we had removed...
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Maggie
Sep 2, 20192 min read
How Big Can the Bonfire Get?
When we had the pine trees near the house taken down, we had the professional arborist leave the fallen trees in place along with the...
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Maggie
Aug 30, 20191 min read
Airplanes Overhead
Normally, we don’t pay all that much attention to airplanes flying overhead. That was until we were at our property one Saturday...
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Maggie
Aug 26, 20191 min read
Amaryllis Flowers
Early in the spring, I thought that the sprouting plants would be Hyacinths; but the Hyacinths never came. Here at the End of August, we...
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Maggie
Aug 17, 20192 min read
Amazing Sunsets
I’ve never experienced sunsets like I experience them at our property, and I’m not sure why. Maybe I just don’t take the time to notice...
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Maggie
Aug 16, 20193 min read
Our First Round of Company
We had our first guests the past two weekends, and it was nice. My parents are getting on in age and it is not easy for them to get...
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Maggie
Jul 31, 20192 min read
Maple Syrup
One of the things Ed really likes about the Driftless Area is the abundance of Sugar Maple trees. He wants to tap sugar maples and make...
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Maggie
Jul 31, 20192 min read
Taking Walks
Often, one of the first things I like to do when we get to our “still new to us property” is to take a walk (assuming the heat and bugs...
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Maggie
Jul 25, 20192 min read
Birds Birds Birds
I used to know what a Cardinal’s call sounded like. Now I’m not so sure anymore. We see and hear so many different birds at the property...
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Maggie
Jul 22, 20191 min read
Yellow Perennials
These suprised us near the side of the house and near the barn; they appear to be perennials (at least we hope they are)...
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Maggie
Jul 22, 20192 min read
Invasive Plants Galore
I recently ordered and received an Invasive Plant guide from Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources. It cost me $5 to get it sent to...
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Maggie
Jul 19, 20192 min read
Elderberry Surprise
One of the things I’ve been hearing a lot about lately on the homesteading / off-grid YouTube channels that I watch is elderberry...
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Ed
Jul 11, 20192 min read
A New Plant
Most kids want to be firefighters or racecar drivers when they grow up. I wanted to be a botanist. While that never happened, I still...
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Maggie
May 25, 20193 min read
A “Morel-ing” We Will Go
Quite often, I’m torn between walking and exploring the land and getting to work on a project that needs to be done. We currently only...
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Ed
Apr 27, 20191 min read
Spring is Springing with Green Grass
The grass is getting green, the Daylilies, Hostas, and Peonies are popping up; the cycle of life begins again. It is nice and it makes...
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Ed
Mar 31, 20192 min read
Northern Lights and Clouds Do Not Mix
It is 1 o’clock in the morning. I am frowning at the sky, while our family dog Maxie sits beside me studying the distant treeline. Seven...
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Ed
Feb 22, 20192 min read
The Beginning
Boxes. Buckets. Rubbermaid tubs. Sitting in my living room in southeastern Wisconsin, I am surrounded by things Maggie believes we will...
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