I haven’t posted since Christmas since I was waiting for some significant winter weather but so far it hasn’t happened. Iron Dog came and went and although most years the weather has been close to -40F during the race I don’t think it got below 20F during the whole thing. We also haven’t had much… Continue reading The year without winter
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How not to fall on the ice
Lynn falls on the ice The big news this week is that Lynn sustained a fairly serious injury when she fell on the ice. She was walking and slipped, she tried to break her fall with her right hand and ended up with at least two fractures in her wrist. After going to the clinic… Continue reading How not to fall on the ice
Warm Up
Cold Spell Well, the cold spell lasted a little longer than we thought. The temperature got down to around -50 a couple of times. I’m sure our electric bill will be a little higher due to having to keep the truck plugged in all night for several nights. I changed the oil before it got… Continue reading Warm Up
Finally got some firewood in!
With help from a couple of co-workers my chainsaw is now running after being completely submerged in water from the flood. I have a cord of dry wood in the yard and finally got to build a fire tonight. The timing couldn’t be better as the weather is returning to temperatures that are a bit… Continue reading Finally got some firewood in!