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The birds have descended on St. Isidore Farm!

Life on the farm
St. Isidore Division

A recent note (during our hiatus) from DebK of Rosemount: “The sun has finally returned to Rice County, banishing notions of ark construction and bringing to our feeders an enormous number and variety of hungry birds. Among the usual feathered riff-raff, this morning’s visitors included a pileated woodpecker — only our second (known) visit from this handsome bird. I suspect he’s checking to see if the cuisine has improved since his initial dining experience at St. Isidore Farm.
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Remembering a mother who lived — and provided — a great life.

In memoriam

MamaMary writes: “My mom, Teresa, was a full-blooded Italian, born in Minnesota on March 3, 1934, to Joseph and Julia, the youngest sibling to Jim, Al and Florence. She grew up in Como Park, went to St. Andrew’s grade school and St. Joseph’s Academy high school. My mom worked in Glacier National Park the summer after high school, then for the Minnesota Legislature and eventually the Minnesota Historical Society. She married my dad, Roman, in 1959, and they had four children of their own, though they lost their first child at 5 months old — something they grieved, always. My dad passed away in 2010, and my mom missed him every single day.

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