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....

We’re definitely having a white Christmas

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A big snowstorm hit us on Sunday, dropping 8 inches of heavy snow. It knocked down a few smaller trees on our driveway and covered our solar panels and internet satellite dish on the...

Finally! The sun is out

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We've had weeks of dreary, cloudy, windy cold weather. The last two days, the wind was screaming up to 45 mph gusts, making the brake on our wind charger scream. But, finally, today the...

I’ve been busy playing catch up

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No, I still haven't gotten my leftover turkey and broth canned up. But I did get the celery done. Yea! Then I spent two afternoons down in the basement pantry, putting away and arranging...

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We're getting snow Not much, but it's our first snow of the year and it's not sticking to anything. Yet. This is much later than our usual first snow here in Northern Minnesota. We usually...