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Monthly Archives: November 2018
First Real Snow
Today is the first real snow of the year. We have had some snow flurries in October but this is the first to really accumulate. The temperature is down in the 20s at night. In a couple days it should … Continue reading
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Firewood
I don’t prepare a huge amount of firewood. There are plenty of downed branches I can access all winter. I do keep a couple weeks worth available. The small branches are easier to cut up with no splitting and burn … Continue reading
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Winter electric
I noticed that as the sun got lower and the leaves fell off the trees more light was getting on the south side of the cabin roof than was getting to the clearing. So I moved the solar panels to … Continue reading
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Lily’s Booties
Since Lily keeps pulling off her bandages I got her some booties. She walks like something sticky is on her feet. I think she’ll like them in the winter. Her foot is pretty much completely healed. She gets the stitches … Continue reading
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