The sun’s out and the birds are singing

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Well, at least some of the birds are singing. Our temperatures are in a warming trend now and boy are we ever glad. We're already into our second year's firewood. (We try to keep...

All those great plans

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You know, I planned on planting my first pepper seeds last Friday. Well, that didn't happen. I'll tell you why. We've been having a spell of very cold weather, with the daytime temperature reaching...

Our wolves were back

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Well, the rest of the family, I think. We saw four young wolves on the beaver pond the morning before last. (You can tell they aren't adults as their tails haven't "fluffed" out yet.)...

After -25, 30 degrees F seems like summer

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After -25, 30 degrees F seems like summer We sure had a cold snap last week. Our high was -14 and that was actual temperature, not wind chill. Will kept busy hauling in wood and...

We dove to -10 degrees last night

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And it looks like that's going to be warm, compared to tonight. The high tomorrow is supposed to be about that. Brr! We're definitely hauling in more firewood, including some long-burning ash for overnight....