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Good afternoon from Collegeville,

Not much snow, but it is cooling off. We are heading to a cabin in the north country tomorrow, so this is going out early. The first seed catalog arrived in the mail this week and this one is from the “most ancient” town in Connecticut, the historic Comstock, Ferre & Company Seed Company in Wethersfield. We visited the store when we flew out to New Haven for a wedding in 2012. It is part of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds owned and operated by the Gettle Family. You can check them out at rareseeds.com

I plan on ordering Butternut squash and a couple of other squash varieties. It will be a while before spring is here but it is fun to plan. In the meanwhile you can substitute cubed sweet potatoes that you can pick up at Target for the Butternut squash for making the awesome soup that is just perfect for cold nights like tonight. Stay warm.

The APHC show this week is another live broadcast from The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. Special guests include country songwriter and singer Robbie Fulks, Oklahoma’s own John Fullbright and singer and actress Kate Beahen. Plus the usual cast of characters. You may watch the entire show live at prairiehome.org

“The quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.” The basketball coach speaking to Junior in the novel by Sherman Alexie, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.”