Sunday, February 23, 2014

Winter blues

I don't know about the rest of you, but I've had it. The last storm did me in. We got somewhere in the neighborhood of 12" or more and very strong winds. Gramma and I were at the annual NRA banquet in town that night and on the way home we had blizzard conditions. Never drove faster than 15 mph. Scary.


I can no longer see the bale feeder from the front window. I'll have to use the bobcat to make a path to the bird feeders so the little birdies don't starve. I was unable to clear the driveway with the snowplow, cause the snow was too deep and too heavy. Had to use the bobcat for the first 1/3rd or so before the plow would work and even then it wasn't easy. I know, "stop whining" right? Longest, coldest, snowiest winter since we've lived here. And now it's back in the freezer again.
In other news, we have never had a squirrel bother the bird feeders before, but when we did, it was a black one. Cool.
Here's a pic of some wooden trucks my B-I-L Stan made. Pretty cool huh? When I first saw the pics he sent I said I wanted to buy some for our grand kids, but after he sent these I realized that they wouldn't last long around any of our grandsons except maybe James, so I'll just keep these to look at. Awesome job Stan. Took Gramma to the airport today. Two weeks in Detroit. Yuck. Oh well, that's two weeks I won't have to put the toilet seat down. Of course it'll take at least a week or so for me to remember. Anywho we'll sure miss her. Be good, be careful and be sure to keep your bird feeders accessible. Ta.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

BIRTHDAY!

Today is our "FDL's" birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUE! You sure picked a good day for it. Our thermometer read 27.9 degrees below zero this morning. Coldest so far this winter. Supposed to warm up now. Yeah right. Anyway, we hope you have a great day and we love you.

Mom and Dad.

In other news, here is the last jar of syrup.
It's sitting next to the one thing that is was made to be put on. ICE CREAM. Not pancakes or waffles or other undeserving foods. Knock, knock you puddin' heads. Oh well, doesn't look right now that there will be any syrup this year. The snow is deeper than last year and I really struggled getting sap at the beginning. I also cook it down with propane and the price of propane has increased fourfold just in the last month due to a shortage and the cold weather this winter. People are having a hard time getting it to heat ther homes. I'll have to look into making a wood boiler. Anywho, that's about it. Be good, be careful, be warm and be sure to stay out of Georgia for the next few days so you don't get caught in the 1" to 2" blizzard.