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News and events from our home in Galena

Back to work after the New Years holiday

Cottonwood trees after snowfall

New Years celebration at home New Years day was fairly normal here. We tried another moose recipe in the instant pot. I’m really starting to enjoy that particular appliance. We put a frozen moose roast in it. Lynn put together a broth to cook it in and two hours later it was done. No knife… Continue reading Back to work after the New Years holiday

Christmas at home, heading into the new year.

Cottonwood trees after a heavy overnight snowfall.

Lynn and I had a quiet Christmas at home with Snowball. Christmas day we were able to talk to all of our children which was nice. Other than our usual run workout we spent the day catching up with people on the phone and generally taking it easy. I took the dog out early Christmas… Continue reading Christmas at home, heading into the new year.

Running in the cold, lengthening days and the upcoming holidays.

Snowball playing with her favorite toy during our brief winter daylight

Busy at work Lynn and I have both had a busy week at work. The final days before the Christmas and New Years break are always busy. The weather also turned a tad cold as well. Both of these combined to play havoc with our workout schedules but we improvised and got everything done. I’ll… Continue reading Running in the cold, lengthening days and the upcoming holidays.

Winter finally arrives in Galena.

After a long spell of unseasonably warm temperatures we finally got down to -29F this weekend which is a lot closer to normal for this time of year. Saturday I waited till it warmed up to -21F before I did my run and as usual I overdressed and was actually getting pretty warm by the… Continue reading Winter finally arrives in Galena.

Experiments with the Instant Pot, snow removal and chimney cleaning

Yes we finally got an Instant Pot And no, Lynn did not make the zucchini bread in the picture in our instant pot. We have been looking at getting an Instant Pot for a while, I have been told how great they are but the price of a decent sized one kept me away. Finally… Continue reading Experiments with the Instant Pot, snow removal and chimney cleaning

Flat light, blowing snow and earthquakes

Warm winter This weeks weather didn’t really lend itself to much in the way of photography. Snowball wasn’t too happy about it either as you can tell by her expression. Mostly ice fog, so much in fact that flights in and out of Galena were cancelled at times. To be sure I would rather cancel… Continue reading Flat light, blowing snow and earthquakes

Updates from last year, why I run, and the one and only rant you should ever hear from me online

I freely admit that I have neglected this blog over the last year, no excuses but here we go again. Last time I posted I had just completed a year of bike commuting. A few things happened early in the year that changed the way Lynn and I go about our daily lives and I’ll… Continue reading Updates from last year, why I run, and the one and only rant you should ever hear from me online

Springtime in Galena

The weather has started warming up here. We had a fairly normal winter this year with -50℉ or so as the lowest temperature. Just cold enough to prevent us from using our propane for a while. Assuming we don’t have any sudden long cold spells for the rest of this year we still have firewood… Continue reading Springtime in Galena