We were expecting an inch of new snow; we got nearly a foot!

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Although we keep a close watch on the weather forecasts, both on the TV and weather radio, nobody was forecasting a foot of snow for us. But when we woke up, expecting that inch,...

Harvest time is here — big time

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Boy, are things ever getting ripe. I'm hurrying to get the early tomatoes seeded to save their seeds. So far the early winners this year are: Earlibell, Italian Paste, Morovsky Div, Silvery Fir Tree,...

We got a frost but the sun is out and the birds are singing

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A couple of nights ago, we finally got a fairly light frost. It was spotty for us; some gardens got hammered, others not at all and still others, some plants were affected, and others...

Besides harvesting and canning, we’re finishing putting up firewood

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It was such a wet summer, we struggled to put up hay and work in the gardens. So that put us late getting some other stuff done — like firewood. We already had plenty...

Well, winter’s catching up with us a bit.

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After all winter with very little snow or cold, a big winter storm is upon us. Well, they say it's a storm, but it's really just snow. It's snowed all day, and we have...