From the Porch Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:05:12 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2313414 en-us © 2026 From the Porch yes e99f2f3d-0881-5445-a1e2-927d931ad62c Pam Collins episodic false Stories about living in the country, raising bees, raising kids, drinking coffee and adventures with the grandkids. All told while sitting on the porch, "where memories are made and worries are few."

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Pam Collins https://storage.buzzsprout.com/qtu5zuxtfhe28t4pytmdwxhbzk1j?.jpg From the Porch The Oven is on Fire! The Oven is on Fire! All I can say is that it's been a smokin' hot time.

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]]> Pam Collins Buzzsprout-19016569 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 565 1 36 full false Cory and the Gummy Booger Cory and the Gummy Booger How my red-headed nephew made for a Sunday we'll never forget - thanks to a twenty-five cent gummy vending toy.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-19016520 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0500 571 1 35 full false Winter Bees Winter Bees How in the world do those Honeybees make it through the cold winter?  

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-18295542 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -0600 572 1 34 full false Thanksgiving and the ER Thanksgiving and the ER The story of our upside-down Thanksgiving a couple years ago .  .  .  

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-18259058 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0600 572 Thanksgiving, stories 1 33 full false Putting Down the Cat Putting Down the Cat So, what happens to cats when they die?  I walk through the day Mom put down Toni her beloved cat.  

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-18205112 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0600 1141 1 32 full false Cory and the WD40 Fire Cory and the WD40 Fire Our young red-haired and freckled nephew Cory once again saw to it that our Sunday morning was not boring. Oh, no sir!

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-15465143 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:00:00 -0600 571 1 21 full false Old Friends Old Friends It takes a long time to grow and old friend

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-16279173 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:00:00 -0600 568 1 31 full false Decades Decades A reflection on decades we have known

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-16279158 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:00:00 -0600 598 1 30 full false And What Did You Do on Christmas Break? And What Did You Do on Christmas Break? Oh, got bitten by a possibly rabid coyote, and now have a super power thanks to my rabies shots.  And you?

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-16279145 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:00:00 -0600 572 1 29 full false Cory and the Crickets Cory and the Crickets Another Cory Story about an endless parade of pets and their misadventures.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-16279122 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 23:00:00 -0600 567 1 27 full false The Christmas program The Christmas program Piano solos, toddlers in lamb costumes rolling down the aisle, a baby doll Jesus, and a sweet moment of reflection.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-16279136 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:00:00 -0600 572 1 28 full false Drones and the Apiary Sisterhood Drones and the Apiary Sisterhood The drones serve one purpose, and one purpose only. Come fall, their sister bees have had enough and do a bit of housecleaning. 

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-16279110 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0600 589 1 26 full false The Bee-Apocolypse The Bee-Apocolypse In the Apocolypse movies, the zombies come and get you after dark. Well, in our case, darkness was our friend on the day the bees came to visit!

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-15465259 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0500 571 1 25 full false Tongue Cancer Tongue Cancer Wow, we never expected this one!  But it's been ten years, and a victory worth celebrating.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-15465245 Mon, 02 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0500 511 1 24 full false Tearing Down the Coop Tearing Down the Coop Well, retirement is finally off to a good start. Toilet is fixed. Honey harvested and bottled. Time now to tear down the chicken coop. 

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-15465218 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0500 511 1 23 full false The Day Julie Got Her Shots The Day Julie Got Her Shots Julie was five years old. She was going to start Kindergarten, and it was time to get her shots. But Julie didn't think she liked that idea. The Doctor, the nurses, and, well, the entire staff soon learned she really did mean it when she said "no!" 

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]]> Julie was five years old. She was going to start Kindergarten, and it was time to get her shots. But Julie didn't think she liked that idea. The Doctor, the nurses, and, well, the entire staff soon learned she really did mean it when she said "no!" 

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-15465187 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0500 585 1 22 full false Dang Toilet! Dang Toilet! Well, let's just say retirement got off to a bit of a rough start.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-15465126 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0500 568 1 20 full false Retirement Retirement This is it. Stepping off the proverbial cliff.   Gathering the 401K and Pension. Turning in the keys and trading them in for an extended morning coffe on the porch. 

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-15465085 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0500 568 1 19 full false The Burgler The Burgler Two little boys, two vivid imaginations, and a wild midnight encounter with "the burgler."

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-15465070 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0500 568 1 18 full false Skunks, Dogs, and a Birthday Party Skunks, Dogs, and a Birthday Party The story of an unwanted birthday guest, and the gift we'll never forget!

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-15465059 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:00:00 -0500 568 1 17 full false Cory and the Gummy Booger Cory and the Gummy Booger You can't make these things up.  Cory, you made our lives so much fun. This is what happened one Sunday. . . 

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14775026 Fri, 03 May 2024 23:00:00 -0500 555 18 full false The Ford Aerostar The Ford Aerostar The worst van in history. Or maybe it was so bad it was good, for the memories it made. My story about our Ford Aerostar

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14775003 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0500 581 17 full false Laundry Laundry Laundry. It never ends. But I heard something one day that changed my perspective forever.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14774984 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0500 568 16 full false Mom and the Alarm Clock Mom and the Alarm Clock My Mom is fearless. And after you hear this story, you will know I speak the truth.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14774975 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0500 555 15 full false Coffee Coffee Coffee. Brown gold. The reason for getting up in the morning. The reason I can't sleep at night.  Coffee.  As an unknown wise person once said, "Everyone should believe in something. I believe I will have another coffee."

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]]> Coffee. Brown gold. The reason for getting up in the morning. The reason I can't sleep at night.  Coffee.  As an unknown wise person once said, "Everyone should believe in something. I believe I will have another coffee."

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14774945 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0500 573 14 full false Gypsy Rose Gypsy Rose The story of an independent little feline visitor who appeared on our porch one day, stole our hearts, and made herself at home.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14774923 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0500 573 13 full false Cory and the Dandy Screwdriver Cory and the Dandy Screwdriver The story of a dandy screwdriver, and all the trouble it caused in the hands of a certain little red-headed boy I once new.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14774910 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0500 589 12 full false Grampa Dan Grampa Dan A tribute to Grampa Dan, an Irishman from top to bottom.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14774885 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0500 601 11 full false Brief Encounters with a Momma Deer Brief Encounters with a Momma Deer She appeared through the veil of trees surrounding our yard. Pregnant and ready to give birth. 

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14774867 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0500 584 10 full false Middle of Nowhere Middle of Nowhere The story of a displaced city girl who came kicking and screaming to the country.  And how it became the little corner of the world her children and grandchildren come home to.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14774824 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0500 572 9 full false Applebees Leftovers Applebees Leftovers A  dinner date, followed by our favorite hot spot post-date venue:  Menards. 

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]]> A  dinner date, followed by our favorite hot spot post-date venue:  Menards. 

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14776547 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500 542 7 full false Little Debbie Cakes and Christmas Trees Little Debbie Cakes and Christmas Trees True confessions regarding the parade of holidays which fly by so quickly, along with their assorted sweet confectionaries! 

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14774753 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:00:00 -0500 568 7 full false Bees and Geezers Bees and Geezers In this episode I explain why smart beekeepers wear running shoes.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14774692 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:00:00 -0500 881 6 full false 50th Reunion and the Wedding Ring 50th Reunion and the Wedding Ring A High School Reunion, a lost wedding ring diamond, and a cool sort of miracle with a happy ending. 

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14774671 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:00:00 -0500 612 5 full false Bookcase Overboard Bookcase Overboard This is my first Cory Story - a little boy with red hair and freckles.  

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14489734 Sun, 18 Feb 2024 23:00:00 -0600 580 full false Fruit Flies and the Drunken Bee Fruit Flies and the Drunken Bee One day I was minding my own business, sitting on the porch with my glass of wine, when I was visited by a honeybee.  You'll never believe what happened next.  Listen to hear the rest of the story.

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]]> One day I was minding my own business, sitting on the porch with my glass of wine, when I was visited by a honeybee.  You'll never believe what happened next.  Listen to hear the rest of the story.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14489405 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:00:00 -0600 603 3 full false The Orange Cat The Orange Cat I have personally met the meanest cat in all of Goodhue County.  Here's the story.

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]]> Pam Buzzsprout-14489337 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:00:00 -0600 578 2 full false Porching - an Introduction Porching - an Introduction Stories about living in the country, raising bees, raising kids, drinking coffee and adventures with the grandkids. All told while sitting on the porch, "where memories are made and worries are few."

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