The following best of Rabbit ole Ramblin first appeared in The Exponent in December 2022Just when I  thought it was safe to start working on...

We were once a family of three living in a small 2-bedroom apartment with noisy neighbors and no yard. We knew we would outgrow that apartment the...

It should not come to a surprise that I do make a lot of my own products in my home—homemade ranch and mayo, hand-sewn aprons and sleep shorts, and...

May in Minnesota: Technically spring, practically January It's time once again for the annual tradition that marks the unofficial start of spring....

The negotiations were over and the plans were finalized, complete with Jack signing off on the final blueprints. You may remember from a few weeks...

On the best of days, I have enough time and energy to sit down at my sewing machine and create something, even something small. Perhaps it’s...

My wife and I were driving home the other night when something caught my eye. I told her, "Look, that guy is taking his cat out for a walk." She...

While our yard was the wettest and muddiest we have ever seen it last week, it has finally begun to dry out some (though there’s still a large...

It wasn't in the too-far-distant past that I recounted the thrilling saga of the squirrel wars. I decidedly won that war using my superior...

I have always loved reading The Old Farmers Almanac, from the long-range weather predictions to the gardening tips to the recipes and...

Dear Editor I'm writing regarding the veterans of American Legion Post 445 of Karlstad, Minnesota. When Brian Krantz was commander, we had a portrait of our President...

Everything Muffin MiWe are admittedly an ingredient household. If I don’t have the premade mix for something like biscuits, cornbread or taco...

Memories Weren’t Meant for the Cloud Today I started thinking about a subject that is near and dear to my heart: photography.Pre-digital and...

Growing up, we had two very large sugar maple trees in our backyard. They offered us joy and amusement pretty much year-round.First and foremost,...

 March 20th marked the first official day of spring, with the spring equinox, but as we know in northern Minnesota, that doesn’t always mean it’s...