Today was “one of those days”
It started out pretty nice with a partly cloudy sky and no new snow. Besides, the temperature was 20 degrees above zero and was forecast to go nearly to 30. So I made a...
It is sunny and bright — a perfect Indian summer!
After seemingly weeks of rain, the sun has finally come out again. And boy, are we making good use of it! David not only cleaned up around his cabin, removing all the stumps, brush,...
When you get too busy, sometimes you mess up
When we were madly rushing around watering livestock while the new calf had to be dried off, I quickly shut off the well, drained the hoses. But I forgot to push the handle of...
Whew, even we are getting pretty tired of sub-zero temperatures
For the last two weeks, we've been confronted by a period of really cold weather. For instance, on Friday, our high was -18! And the low? -40 F and that's temperature, not windchill.
So everything...
The sun came out and it was 37 degrees yesterday
It's amazing how much gets done when the sun is out! I really think the sun increases your energy in the winter. Besides, when it's above 30 outside chores are so much more pleasant....