Our fall rains have arrived

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And boy, the rain does slow down things ripening in the garden. We should have crates of ripe tomatoes right now, but there are really very few — just enough to eat, cook with,...

We’re in between snow storms

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After just getting clobbered by a windy, snowy storm, dropping about 7 inches on us, we're girding up for the next blow, coming to us from Colorado. While it's not going to be what...

We had a very quiet Christmas

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Due to a big ice/sleet storm which deposited ½ inch of ice in some locations and more than two inches of sleet at our house, only our son, David, his girlfriend, Ashley, and Javid...

Holy cow, winter came with a bang again this year

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Winter actually came about three weeks earlier than usual this year! (Yeah, sure, we were ready … Uh huh.) Where our "normal" high temperature is 50° F, we've been very lucky to see 30,...

Holy cow, did we get snow!

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We'd gotten a foot the day before yesterday and darned if we didn't get another 10 inches last night! We knew the snow and below zero temperatures were coming so Will and I set...