More snow and below-zero temps

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As we're crawling towards spring, we've been stuck in a cold arctic spell. Last night it was -18 and today at noon, it warmed up to zero. With a wind. Plus we just got...

We had a great, although rainy Memorial Weekend

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Saturday, Will and our wonderful apprentice, Alisha, cut lumber and finished the board and batten siding on our new barn. Alisha learned to use Will's pneumatic air gun to drive the nails. She used...

We finally got a little rain

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We were very dry — some seeds planted two weeks ago haven't even sprouted in gardens where watering is very difficult, and we aren't doing it yet. So, you can imagine how elated we...

When it’s -25 we do indoor stuff

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Although we work outdoors much of the winter, when a severe cold snap hits, we find plenty to do indoors. And this week we'll be  doing a lot of indoor work! For five days,...

Rain, sun, rain

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Boy, the weather can't seem to make up its mind lately. We get a big thunderstorm and the next day the sun's out. Then it rains again! But this rainy weather is pretty common...