I canned on my new stove for the first time
What a trip! The stove heated perfectly even though I had to light it with a lighter not the electronic ignition. (Still don't have a pure sine wave inverter … but soon!) The quarts...
We’re in danger of wildfires
As it's been unseasonably hot, breezy, and very dry, we're in extreme danger of experiencing a wildfire. Of course, we're always very careful of any fires and now we don't even burn the wood...
This is an insane year, weather wise
We still haven't seen three days in a row without rain! We listen to the weather radio several times a day, plus watch the local weather on the news, hoping for the window of...
Gee, more blowing snow
Spring MUST be coming soon, isn't it? Anyway, today it's sunny and mid-thirties after six more inches of snow. A warming trend is headed for us but so is another winter storm. (Maybe it'll...
I saw our first robin today!
First of all, I'm sure you're wondering how I came out with my stress test. I passed. It seems like I got a case of walking pneumonia out of my last nasty cough-cold and...