We’re planning for spring gardens
But last night, it was -40° F! That surprised us, as we'd been expecting (via the weather forecast) temps in the -20s. Boy, did the house ever snap and creak! All houses do that...
We’re struggling with a heat wave
Will and I are hard workers and all, but we both really can't handle the heat well. It's been in the 90's for several days now and boy, are we ever panting as we...
With several inches of snow falling in South Dakota, we’re filling up the wood...
We've been making good use of the past week of good weather, cutting and splitting firewood. Will had quite a pile of dry ash cut up and while he chucked wood onto the splitter...
Colorful summer pictures are our answer to cabin fever!
I know we are all getting pretty darned sick of winter. We've decided that the weather forecasters are always predicting warmer weather at the end of the week, yet it never comes! So we...
We “make hay while the sun shines” even in winter
Yep, we've been having a week of below zero again for the highs. But we've got plenty to do inside after chores are done. (We're terrifically thankful for our new well by the new...