The last time the Hanson's headed south for some of the winter was 2020, the year covid struck.  The next two years were in dealing wit...

  Home Sweet Home February 2011 We were RVing in Northern Louisiana the third week in February, having headed north to get out of the warm...

Ash Borers Advance Up the St. Croix River Valley Emerald ash borers have now made their way as far north as Nevers Dam Landing on the Wiscon...

  Morning Walks When my wife Margo died in February, my mornings suddenly became empty. For years, my days began with caring for her: helpin...

  During my walk this morning along the paved back road north of the Farm, I came to one of those black and orange woolly bear caterpillars ...

  Opening Margo’s Hope Chest When Margo and I married in 1972, she brought with her a cedar hope chest. I opened it last week for the firs...

 Three months ago Scott and I bought a 2015 Nissan Leaf electric car with 36,000 miles on it and an 80 mile range.  It cost $3800 plus $300 ...

With gas prices bouncing around like a caffeinated kangaroo and my old Impala drinking a tank a week and bombarding me with fix me messages,...

  My Salty Fair Lady Margo and her Grand Champion Butter  Margo Hanson loved county fairs. She grew up on a farm near West Bend, Wisconsin, ...

    Black Haw  Black cherry   Prairie  Wild Iris in the swamp Siberian Crabs are dying