{"id":11501,"date":"2026-03-27T18:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=11501"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:50:19","slug":"our-weather-is-like-a-roller-coaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/03\/27\/our-weather-is-like-a-roller-coaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Our weather is like a roller coaster"},"content":{"rendered":"

One day it’s 58 degrees and sunny and the next it’s 8 degrees and cloudy with snow and wind. It’s hard to plan, for sure. But it is letting us get some inside work done, as well as outside on the nice days. Will and I went to bail our ATV out of the shop in Hibbing. One day it just didn’t start, no matter what Will did. Having no heated shop to work in, we hauled it to Mohawk, our favorite fix-it shop for snowmobiles and four wheelers. Yes, we sure missed it! I’ll bet we put 100 miles a week on that old beast of a Yamaha Bruin. And it’s far from new, too! They called and we drove down to pick it up. While Will was paying up, I waited in the truck and what did I see on the edge of the road? A great big bush of pussy willows! I’d seen a few before, while driving. But this one was up close and personal. Happy Spring!<\/p>\n

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You can easily see these peppers are due for a transplant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I got my last tomatoes planted yesterday and the first two flats I planted are starting to pop up. Our little greenhouse, in the house, is pretty full now. Tomorrow is the start of a supposedly warm period, with lows in the 20s and above. So, tomorrow I’m going to start transplanting the peppers, which now have two sets of “grown-up” leaves besides the two “baby” seedling leaves. Once transplanted, they’ll go out into the greenhouse. Will’s going to start the propane heater in the morning, so it’ll be nice and toasty when those babies go in. Besides, the daytime temperature is supposed to be quite warm, warming up even more on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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The tomatoes are much further behind but doing nicely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the ATV back home, Will took Sarge for a nice long run through the woods yesterday and Hondo, today. They loved getting out and sniffing all the wild scents. I’m sure the exercise helped them too. After all, Sarge now weighs over 200 pounds and has developed some “love handles” as the golf cart spent the winter in the barn.<\/p>\n

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The gardens don’t look like much now but just give them a few weeks!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our hens are starting to lay well. Now I’m thinking about rhubarb custard pie, lemon meringue pie, quiches, and other egg friendly recipes. Spring sure pops a bounty upon us, which is a nice, fresh change of diet. We are so grateful to be homesteaders! — Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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