Monthly Archives: July 2014

Andy did the right thing in collecting the condensation from the refrigerator. He collected a whole pint overnight — who would have guessed? July 11, 2014  

Andy and Peter fixed the refrigerator, so it’s running on propane again instead of electricity. In the past occasional wind gusts blew out the pilot light, which meant a safety feature shut the refrigerator off. In the process of fixing … Continue reading →

Down here yesterday it was a heavenly rainy afternoon, and the three-quarters of an inch we had up there did more good than harm. Andy says the problem part of the road didn’t look much worse, and down in the … Continue reading →

In the comment section yesterday I told Alan that we put stakes in front of the culvert entrances. We think the problem this time is the stakes caught enough debris to build dams, closing off the culverts. So why use … Continue reading →

Do you remember the roadwork we had done last October? It included digging a deep ditch by the side of the road. The idea was water pouring off the mountain would flow down the ditch to the entrance of the … Continue reading →

Andy, Beate, and Tim spent the afternoon unblocking culverts and moving big rocks off the road. The rains up on the land have been gentle — about a half an inch yesterday (at least until Andy left for the day), … Continue reading →

Kaitlin, Torben and the pups left for home today. We had a great time on our burned-over mountain top. Here’s a movie of Montana jumping over one of the gullies on the way down to Andy’s lower fruit trees and … Continue reading →

Kaitlin and Torben put Sammy’s boots on all four paws yesterday. They always feel a bit funny at first. Kaitlin and Torben took a video. But after that he did just fine. Here are some pictures Andy took. All in … Continue reading →

Torben took these pictures of Sammy and Montana yesterday morning: Later Andy took this one of Sammy trying some boots on his back paws. Sammy’s always had sensitive feet, and our ground is mostly rocks because all the organic matter … Continue reading →

Kaitlin, Torben, and the pups arrived Monday evening. The pups were still recovering from the long trip yesterday. But they seem happy. And needless to say, Andy and I are happy to have them all here! July 2, 2014