Natalie Mella
@nataliemella.bsky.social
Your resident millennial (mella-nnial) on social media.
🎓 Indiana University - Anthropology / Native American and Indigenous Studies
🏡 Grand Marais, Minnesota (Anishinaabe Land)
💭 Current manifestation: to be a minivan owner
🌱 Moderatly Granola Mom of 2
🎓 Indiana University - Anthropology / Native American and Indigenous Studies
🏡 Grand Marais, Minnesota (Anishinaabe Land)
💭 Current manifestation: to be a minivan owner
🌱 Moderatly Granola Mom of 2
My #RainbowTrout sweater is coming along! I am using #LangYarns Cloud Tweed and #VioletCatLady Glow Raglan Lite pattern, size Medium. This has not been blocked yet but it is looking so pretty! #Knitting #KnitSky #RaglanSweater
January 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM
My #RainbowTrout sweater is coming along! I am using #LangYarns Cloud Tweed and #VioletCatLady Glow Raglan Lite pattern, size Medium. This has not been blocked yet but it is looking so pretty! #Knitting #KnitSky #RaglanSweater
It’s hard to continue on when you crash in every snow pile and race loops around every one.
“Where are your snowshoe lights, Mama?” - Roan
#Snowshoe #Winter #Minnesota
“Where are your snowshoe lights, Mama?” - Roan
#Snowshoe #Winter #Minnesota
January 5, 2026 at 6:55 PM
It’s hard to continue on when you crash in every snow pile and race loops around every one.
“Where are your snowshoe lights, Mama?” - Roan
#Snowshoe #Winter #Minnesota
“Where are your snowshoe lights, Mama?” - Roan
#Snowshoe #Winter #Minnesota
Spotted in a middle school. ✋🍑
December 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Spotted in a middle school. ✋🍑
Mom and Dad let loose and left everything on the dance floor last night! What a special treat to witness two amazing people get married 💕 Ana and Adrians wedding was just so stunning!
August 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Mom and Dad let loose and left everything on the dance floor last night! What a special treat to witness two amazing people get married 💕 Ana and Adrians wedding was just so stunning!
Woke up to my son screaming, thankfully it was because of this rainbow 🌈
August 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Woke up to my son screaming, thankfully it was because of this rainbow 🌈
Yesterday marked 10 years since our first date. @adammella.bsky.social asked me to go berry picking and watch the super moon rise. 🌕 🍓🫐 💕 #BWCA #PaddlePartners #HappyPaddling #Anniversary
August 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Yesterday marked 10 years since our first date. @adammella.bsky.social asked me to go berry picking and watch the super moon rise. 🌕 🍓🫐 💕 #BWCA #PaddlePartners #HappyPaddling #Anniversary
Safe to say breakfast was a hit this morning!
August 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Safe to say breakfast was a hit this morning!
After a recent conversation in the Sauna about carrots and gardening, I thought I should check on mine. Holy moly is this seasons harvest bountiful! I normally wait for 2 frosts before looking🥕👩🏻🌾
#homegrown #gardening #harvest #zone4gardening #carrots #homesteading #sauna #gardenharvest #USDAzone4
#homegrown #gardening #harvest #zone4gardening #carrots #homesteading #sauna #gardenharvest #USDAzone4
August 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
After a recent conversation in the Sauna about carrots and gardening, I thought I should check on mine. Holy moly is this seasons harvest bountiful! I normally wait for 2 frosts before looking🥕👩🏻🌾
#homegrown #gardening #harvest #zone4gardening #carrots #homesteading #sauna #gardenharvest #USDAzone4
#homegrown #gardening #harvest #zone4gardening #carrots #homesteading #sauna #gardenharvest #USDAzone4
My son (3) drew me “With shoes on” 🥰
July 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
My son (3) drew me “With shoes on” 🥰
Winter preparation has begun not even a week after the Solstice. Flurries could start in as little as 3 months! #UpNorth #Minnesota #Firewood
June 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Winter preparation has begun not even a week after the Solstice. Flurries could start in as little as 3 months! #UpNorth #Minnesota #Firewood
June 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Grand Marais Solstice Pageant was diabolically cute this year. The Good Harbor Hill Players put on a spectacular show. I love this little town I get to call home. #Solstice #GrandMarais #Minnesota #NorthHouseFolkSchool #GoodHarborHillPlayers
June 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The Grand Marais Solstice Pageant was diabolically cute this year. The Good Harbor Hill Players put on a spectacular show. I love this little town I get to call home. #Solstice #GrandMarais #Minnesota #NorthHouseFolkSchool #GoodHarborHillPlayers
Rhubarb-bq sauce (also called Victoria Sauce) is now a pantry staple in our house. I have been keeping it on hand for the last 4 or 5 years, it’s a great way to use up a big harvest! #Rhubarb #HomeCanning #WaterBathCanning #HomePreservation #Homesteading #Recipes
June 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Rhubarb-bq sauce (also called Victoria Sauce) is now a pantry staple in our house. I have been keeping it on hand for the last 4 or 5 years, it’s a great way to use up a big harvest! #Rhubarb #HomeCanning #WaterBathCanning #HomePreservation #Homesteading #Recipes
Much needed rain up North in MN. ☔️🌧️
May 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Much needed rain up North in MN. ☔️🌧️
Reposted by Natalie Mella
A #springtime in #Minnesota checklist from a 3 year old:
✔️Leave no puddle un-splashed
✔️Make sure rain-boots are on the wrong feet (bonus points if they light up)
✔️Don’t eat the dirty snow (in front of mom)
✔️Throw as many muddy snow balls as possible
✔️Crash your bike in all snow plow mounds
✔️Leave no puddle un-splashed
✔️Make sure rain-boots are on the wrong feet (bonus points if they light up)
✔️Don’t eat the dirty snow (in front of mom)
✔️Throw as many muddy snow balls as possible
✔️Crash your bike in all snow plow mounds
April 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A #springtime in #Minnesota checklist from a 3 year old:
✔️Leave no puddle un-splashed
✔️Make sure rain-boots are on the wrong feet (bonus points if they light up)
✔️Don’t eat the dirty snow (in front of mom)
✔️Throw as many muddy snow balls as possible
✔️Crash your bike in all snow plow mounds
✔️Leave no puddle un-splashed
✔️Make sure rain-boots are on the wrong feet (bonus points if they light up)
✔️Don’t eat the dirty snow (in front of mom)
✔️Throw as many muddy snow balls as possible
✔️Crash your bike in all snow plow mounds
Make the croissant sourdough. You won’t regret it, or maybe you will because I’m not sure I can go back to regular bread. I was not able to wait a full 2 hours of rest time before slicing!
#baking #croissantsourdough #homebaked #viralrecipes #sourdough
#baking #croissantsourdough #homebaked #viralrecipes #sourdough
April 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Make the croissant sourdough. You won’t regret it, or maybe you will because I’m not sure I can go back to regular bread. I was not able to wait a full 2 hours of rest time before slicing!
#baking #croissantsourdough #homebaked #viralrecipes #sourdough
#baking #croissantsourdough #homebaked #viralrecipes #sourdough
My first experiment with inclusions in #sourdough It’s not my best fermentation (got a little impatient) but the taste is good! Cranberry and Wild Rice - a #Minnesota staple!
April 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
My first experiment with inclusions in #sourdough It’s not my best fermentation (got a little impatient) but the taste is good! Cranberry and Wild Rice - a #Minnesota staple!
Who do I need to talk with to get #AntiquesRoadshow in Minnesota? (Also, tickets for myself)
March 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Who do I need to talk with to get #AntiquesRoadshow in Minnesota? (Also, tickets for myself)
Lady Gaga’s new album had me strutting down my gravelly, muddy road like it was a runway. 💃🏻🪩🎶
March 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Lady Gaga’s new album had me strutting down my gravelly, muddy road like it was a runway. 💃🏻🪩🎶
51 degrees today, but you would never know based off the snow pack we still have! It was a wonderful day for a 3 mile walk with the sun on our faces ☀️
March 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
51 degrees today, but you would never know based off the snow pack we still have! It was a wonderful day for a 3 mile walk with the sun on our faces ☀️
Two of my knitting projects. Tin Can knits Flax sweater (1-2T size, knit top down in the round) and Lang Yarns Kyra sweater in Rainbow Trout Cloud Tweed yarn(knit flat, bottom up)!
March 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Two of my knitting projects. Tin Can knits Flax sweater (1-2T size, knit top down in the round) and Lang Yarns Kyra sweater in Rainbow Trout Cloud Tweed yarn(knit flat, bottom up)!
When I tell my son to drink water he replies “No Mom! No lips!” Because ONE TIME I told him his lips were dry and that means he needs to drink more. So if you hear him crying in public about having no lips, it means I asked him to drink water. 🤦🏻♀️
February 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
When I tell my son to drink water he replies “No Mom! No lips!” Because ONE TIME I told him his lips were dry and that means he needs to drink more. So if you hear him crying in public about having no lips, it means I asked him to drink water. 🤦🏻♀️
Me: “No, please stop climbing on me” My son: “Oh allllllright” (as he climbs further up me) Moms; they’re just a mobile jungle gym.
February 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Me: “No, please stop climbing on me” My son: “Oh allllllright” (as he climbs further up me) Moms; they’re just a mobile jungle gym.