So yeah, I made another pair of thrummed mittens. I bought a new coat and needed some mittens that matched them better than my old ones. I also wanted to make a few changes to how I made the mittens to make them work better for me. The first pair that I made a few …
I know, I’ve not been on here much of late. Alas, there hasn’t been a lot for me to write about lately. Winter is a time to hunker down, stay warm, and plan for spring here. Christmas was nice. Lots of lovely and thoughtful presents. I got a lot of books that will hopefully help …
It has gotten cold here. Not as cold as some places but colder than others. Cold enough to cause some urgency in the winter preparations. The apples have been moved off of the porch as it is just to close to freezing even with the dehydrator out there running 24/7. Inside the house, heat is …
Fall is a busy time around here. The farmers are in the fields hurrying to get the corn and soybeans harvested before winter comes. The combines and tractors run 24/7 in years that there is a lot of rain or bad weather. Everybody is trying to get their homes and yards ready for the onslaught …
These are some of the Terms of Endearment that I call Red as I am feeding her. This is an incomplete list. No, I will not post audio of me signing the showtune-esqe songs that go along with many of these names. Right said Red Rubicon Ruminant* Red Head Ruby Rustler The Hunt for …
Early yesterday the sun disappeared, the temperatures started to drop and the wind picked-up considerably. About the time that it got dark, it also started snowing. We didn’t get a lot of snow, but what fell has been blowing around all day. It’s reasonably cold out (it was around 8 degrees Fahrenheit [-13 Celsius] when …
I took Malcolm and Micheal down to the creek today for their walk. Meara and Weezy were originally excited by the idea but quickly changed their minds when they understood just how cold the wind was. The snow from yesterday has stuck around making the cold seem appropriate. It also causes the landscape to appear …
Last week we got our first snow here. We had missed getting any white stuff until this point with folks both East and West of us getting slammed pretty good while we still had lovely weather. Like our neighbors to both directions, our snow was very wet and heavy. It did cause some issues in …
Last week I was in Finland. This was a slightly postponed birthday trip (it seems that my birthday trips keep getting later in the year, if I keep it up at this rate, I’ll be taking my birthday trip in June when I’m 80!) as my birthday is at the end of January. However, I …
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