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I’ve been repeating the same mistakes for so long now, I’ll start calling them traditions.

Howdy folks, Glen Blamstead here. It’s officially a new year, which, according to the calendar, means I’m supposed to be refreshed, reformed, and ready to stop doing all the dumb things I did last year. Unfortunately, according to my joints and my memory, I am still very much the same person who walked into December

By |2026-01-05T14:17:34-06:00January 5th, 2026|Sherman Country|

She Shed Ideas, Decorating Tips, and Inspiration for Your Dream Backyard Retreat

Imagine a sanctuary just steps from your home, where creativity and relaxation come together in perfect harmony. Welcome to the world of she sheds, where your backyard transforms into a personal retreat tailored entirely to you. From reinventing an old garden shed to starting fresh with a brand-new structure, designing your dream she shed opens

By |2026-01-29T02:43:08-06:00December 22nd, 2025|Sherman Country|

If Christmas Lights Had Feelings, Mine Would File Complaints

The Annual Tradition of Tangled Chaos (As Told by Yours Truly, Glen) Every year as Christmas approaches, I — Glen, lifelong defender of sanity and pole buildings — perform a ritual that is equal parts festive tradition and psychological endurance test. I drag out the battered cardboard box labeled LIGHTS, MAYBE WORKING? and prepare to

By |2025-12-12T10:34:13-06:00December 11th, 2025|Sherman Country|

Never Make Snow Angels In A Dog Park

Howdy folks — Glenn Blamstead reporting for duty, coffee mug in hand and a little too much frost on my beard this morning. I’ve been putting up barns long enough to know a few things about snow, common sense, and human behavior — and let me tell you, those three don’t always shake hands. Last

By |2025-12-02T11:14:15-06:00December 2nd, 2025|Sherman Country|

I Got A King Sized Bed. I Don’t Know Any Kings, But If One Came Over, I Guess He’d Be Comfortable.

Hey there, it’s Glenn Blamstead again, the guy who’s been building pole barns for Sherman Pole Buildings longer than some of you have been able to legally buy beer. I still live out here on the edge of Mora where the cell service drops out right when you’re trying to call in a pizza order.

I Drive Way Too Fast To Worry About Cholesterol

Image Attribution Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Howdy, folks. Glenn Blamstead here, still kickin’ despite what the cholesterol charts say. My doctor took one look at my bloodwork and said, “Glenn, you keep eating like a teenager and driving like a maniac, you’re gonna need a cardiologist on speed dial.” I told

A Dog Is Always In The Push-up Position

Howdy, folks. If you've been trailing along on these chronicles of mine—like that time I tried to outwit a muskrat at the county fair and ended up looking like I'd lost a bet with a beehive—you know I'm Glenn Blamstead, purveyor of pole barns and perpetrator of puns that could buckle a load-bearing beam. Here

Help Stamp Out, Eliminate And Abolish Redundancy

Howdy, folks—grab a stool or a stump, and let's chew the fat on something that's been bugging me like a chigger in a chambray shirt. It's Glenn Blamstead here, your go-to guy for pole barns that stand tall and stories that sag a bit under their own weight. If you've tagged along on my trail

In A Battle Of Wits, I Consider You Unarmed

Well, howdy and hello to all you fine folks nursing your morning coffee or evening cocoa. It's me, Glenn Blamstead, your friendly neighborhood fool with a mustache that looks like it lost a bet with a caterpillar. If you've stuck with my stories so far—from the pie-in-the-face disaster at the Mora Muskrat Festival to the

I’m Against Picketing But I Don’t Know How To Show It

Well, howdy there, folks. It's your old pal Glenn Blamstead here, mustache twitching like a divining rod over a dry well, ready to spin another yarn from the frost-kissed fringes of Minnesota's backwoods. If you've been keeping tabs on my escapades—those glorious trainwrecks of wit and wisdom—you know I ain't one to shy away from

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