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
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.
Our Skin is a great book for introducing the concept of racism, how to fight against it and stand up for your friends (or strangers!). This is an important topic to teach your kids ASAP. If babies have to experience it, you can teach your toddler about it. #BookSky #ToddlerBooks #BeAnAlly
February 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Our Skin is a great book for introducing the concept of racism, how to fight against it and stand up for your friends (or strangers!). This is an important topic to teach your kids ASAP. If babies have to experience it, you can teach your toddler about it. #BookSky #ToddlerBooks #BeAnAlly
Another day, another crash out.
February 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Another day, another crash out.
January 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM