Welcome to Friday, everyone! Or as we say around here … the 3rd straight weekend of Joe’s birthday. It’s a bit ridiculous, actually, but because of various schedules and other activities, we’ve already had two birthday celebrations and now this weekend he’s FINALLY having a good friend of his over for a birthday sleepover. After […] Read more…
State Fair 2014: Gobble, Cluck & Cheese Curds
Is anyone else literally shocked that we’re heading into Labor Day weekend? Weird! And somewhat sad (good-bye summer) … although I must admit I think I may be getting to the point now that I’m ready to get back to a normal schedule. It’s State Fair time in Minnesota right now, so Joe and I […] Read more…
Egg Labels, Demystified
Happy Friday, everyone! I just had to write up a quick post to tell you that my blogger friend, Sara, over at It’s Mom Sense is writing an entire series on “Breaking Down the Labels” for food and this week she focuses on eggs! Sara is a Midwestern girl who currently lives in Portland, Oregon with her […] Read more…
5 Things I've Learned from Working for an Agricultural Organization
Happy Sunday night, everyone! I’m going to make this pretty short and sweet right now, mainly because I want to share a blog post I wrote for my “Women in Ag” series over on Agriculture.com. This week marks my 20th year working for the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and in honor of that, I came […] Read more…
It’s Almost State Fair Time: Where Turkeys, Hotdish & #Felfies Collide
I just realized that this year will mark my 20th straight year of working at the Minnesota State Fair. I’m not even sure what to say to that except … yikes! And since it’s Thursday (otherwise known as #ThrowbackThursday or #TBT), this is what I looked like. Again, yikes! 🙂 Twenty years ago my first […] Read more…
Easy Meal Option: Gold'n Plump Chicken Patties (A Review)
It’s Wednesday – and perhaps more importantly, it’s the Wednesday before my big summer conference next week. What does this mean? 1) I have a mountainous to-do list of details to finalize before next week in order to be ready for 150+ of my turkey people to descend upon a central Minnesota lake resort – ready […] Read more…
Yes, June Really is Turkey Lovers’ Month!
Happy June is Turkey Lovers’ Month, people! And as luck would have it, today I was able to spend most of my time at a turkey farm, taking photos and videos for an upcoming event we have going on for the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. My coworker, Erica, is part of a fourth-generation family farm […] Read more…
A Little Bit About My Monday.
Happy Monday, all! It was a gray, dreary, windy, cold and rainy spring day here – barely surpassing 40 degrees, not that I noticed or anything. The only saving grace on this ugly day is the fact that I can actually use my favorite umbrella! Of course, the real (read: lazy) pug in our house […] Read more…