Webster, MN
This blog finds me back in the state of Minnesota for a second time. I've taken a job with my former employer here, and so far have been very busy. I arrived on the 3rd of November and have settled into a homestead nestled on 50 acres about 20 miles south of Lakeville where I work, and about and about 40 miles south of the twin cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul. I'm renting a room and sharing the place with three adults; Scott, Adam, and Mary, and two children; Violet, and Corrina, aged 12 and 8 respectively. We usually share the evening meal together, and by "we" I mean "them", because I have been working the second shift most days, and don't get back 'til about 9ish, but there are always leftovers to warm up. It's been a pretty mild fall so far, and in the mornings, if I have time, I head out into the woods armed with chainsaw and splitting maul, and gather firewood for the sure to be long, cold, snowy winter ahead. The farm also hosts a drove of goats, a brood of chickens, a brace of ducks, a trace of rabbits, and a pounce of cats. In the wild can occasionally be spotted a leash of deer, and a posse of wild turkeys. The property also has a couple of small lakes, of which I walked along the edges today testing the ice thickness. I think they're ready for ice fishing, or skating, or hockey.
