The farm is nearly clear of any snow, apart from the shadows and the like. The valley is still white, especially the mountain fronts. It is cold out there, with…
Dispatches From The Farm
First Snow, Autumn 2021
Last night the wind started, and eventually during the night the snow started to fall. By morning it was stuck to everything, and the wind was still going. The house…
Beautiful Foggy Morning
When I rolled out of bed this fine Sunday morning, it was pretty clear rom here to the mountains. But there was a low mist visible, and I remarked to…
First Burn 2021
I have the wood stove lit. It is not the first burn of the season, as we did one the other day. But that one gave us headaches, and was…
Serviced The Rain Guage
The sky has opened up, beginning yesterday and into today, so far. I realized that the rain guage was not operating, probably because it has been so long since it…
The Original Weather App
I am looking at the screen on my tablet and seeing that the weather information being provided by my weather station seems inaccurate when compared to the original weather app,…
Woodshop Talk
Nothing beats time spent in the workshop with my eight year old, making a cabinet together that will sit in the main bathroom to hold a pack of TP at…
Today’s Been Cool
With a cool day on us, I took it fairly easy today. I did a run to the dump to drop off some boxes and junk that needed to part…
Picking Sticks
Missus has me working on picking sticks for her loom. That is another way of saying that she asked me for one, and I made it the way she wanted…
Autumn On Us
Autumn is here! The first part of Autumn till around Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. Spring is pretty good, too! The weather is casually gliding…