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This has been one of the longest growing seasons in recent memory. The Butternut squash is very much appreciated. What a great deal. All you have to do is turn over a little plot of soil, plant some seeds, apply water and a little Miracle Grow and three months later you have the makings of a great soup. Oh, I forgot, you have to pull some weeds. Now it is time to clean up the refuse to make it easier to start the whole circle of life over again in the spring. One year, there was only one fruit created per vine, so I harvested two 25 pound squash and one giant 40 pounder. I donated them to the Senior Center in Upsala. Let me know if you want our recipe for vegan squash soup made from Butternut squash.

The APHC show this week will be celebrating the beautiful Minnesota autumn weather with another live broadcast from indoors at the Fitzgerald Theater on Exchange Street in downtown Saint Paul. There will be music from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats — a blast of rock’n’roll with roots in Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, and the classic Stax sound — and folksinger, songwriter, and composer Anaïs Mitchell; plus expertise and observations from writer, comedian, and adjudicator John Hodgman. Host Chris Thile will debut a new song, hot off the press, with a little help from The First-Call Radio Players (Richard Dworsky on piano, guitarist Chris Eldridge, Brittany Haas on fiddle, Sarah Jarosz singing and, playing banjo and octave mandolin, bassist Paul Kowert, along with drummer Ted Poor. The Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Serena Brook, and Fred Newman, will round things out with a few scripts and sponsor messages. Grab yourself a Powdermilk Biscuit or two — heavens, they’re tasty and expeditious! — and join the gang down at the public radio end of the dial, or watch live (Saturday, 5pm – 7pm Central Time) at prairiehome.org.

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