Archive for November, 2009

Christmas Pictures

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

The last couple of years we have been offering photographer services on the big weekends and making those pictures instantly available to people.  This year I took the kids out so we could get some nice photos for Christmas cards.  I think they turned out really nice.

You can get the pictures taken outside or with [...]

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Yesterday Forest and I woke up before 5 and were talking about all the cooking we had planned for the day. Of course, we probably wouldn’t have been awake that early had the kids not also been awake. But it was fun to start planning early. We got right up and started [...]

New This Year - Haystack!

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

It seems like every year we’re adding something new and exciting to the christmas tree farm.  This year we’ve put the elves to work building a big haystack for the kids to play on.  And as you can see by the pictures it’s big enough for the adults to climb with the kids as well.
My [...]

Season Opener!!

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

We’re Open Folks!
I’ve just returned from the shop, full and bustling with all our elves putting the last minute touches on everything and making sure it’s just right. The weather is absolutely beautiful out and perfect for getting started on decorating the house or cutting a tree.
We’ve got apple cider heating and this year [...]

Minnesota Grown Wild Rice & Maple Syrup

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Here is another wonderful addition to our online store this year, wild rice and maple syrup! Both of the items are Minnesota grown and harvested. These two items make beautiful gifts for those you love or for yourself! Click on the pictures (or links) to access our online store and find out [...]

More Fancy Wreaths Available Online!

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Our troops of Elves have been spending a lot of time in the wreath making room lately.  People are starting to order wreaths and we’re getting the shop decorated and ready for opening in a few weeks.  Our web master has just added the last few designer wreaths that we’re offering online this year.  The [...]

Snow!

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

This year the snow and cold started early for us here and we kicked off Halloween with about 3″ of snow on the ground.  It was pretty amazing that there was that much that stuck because before that snow we’d had about two days of rain.  I think total we probably got about 6″ of [...]