Winter’s coming like a freight train
And we're hustling around, trying to get everything done before it hits. Today, Will and Hondo went to Matt's clearcut again and brought home another load of firewood. That pile is getting bigger and...
You think we were busy before?
Well, yes, we were. Grandson, Drew, came up for the weekend and helped out a bunch. He and Will split a whole lot of firewood and brought it up to the woodshed while I...
It’s warmed up and it’s a beautiful fall day
After three nights of intense worrying about freezing temperatures killing our crops, today is like a beautiful blessing. Some of the trees are starting to turn color but I think it's partly due to...
The sun’s out and the birds are singing
Well, at least some of the birds are singing. Our temperatures are in a warming trend now and boy are we ever glad. We're already into our second year's firewood. (We try to keep...
All those great plans
You know, I planned on planting my first pepper seeds last Friday. Well, that didn't happen. I'll tell you why. We've been having a spell of very cold weather, with the daytime temperature reaching...