So far we’ve had an on-and-off-again winter
Our temps started out real cold; down to -25 and windy. Brrr. But lately we've been having much more moderate temps and we're maybe going to hit 40 above this weekend. Translated, that means...
-30! Brrrr! Time for work inside
We're under an Arctic blast with HIGHS in the below zero readings and lows … well, we really don't want to go there. So we do chores in steps, warming up between, then do...
Mittens not only kills mice and rabbits, but weasels too
Our little half-pint kitty, Mittens, has turned out to be a very efficient homestead varmint catcher. She's caught hundreds of mice, voles and shrews, several full-sized rabbits and lately, she's caught three weasels! Now...
Believe it or not, most of our two feet of snow is gone
But it is snowing a bit this morning. Mittens went out exploring the big snow pile next to the yard made by the snowplow truck. She LOVES the snow. When fresh snow is deep...
We’ve had a busy time lately
First off, David and Will have been working on starting the subfloor of the new cabin. It was cold and very windy but they got a good start even though the cold made squeezing...