Monthly Archives: February 2016

So far so good. Andy was able to email me easily the past two days, and he can receive my text messages on his cell phone. All I have to do is tell him I’ve sent an email and he … Continue reading →

February 8, 2016  

I sent Kaitlin an email from the land this afternoon: Sent from the land. Not very long, but momentous. We tried signing up for internet after our neighbor sent me the message Andy is FINE a month ago. At the … Continue reading →

You may recall last October it cost us $920 to have to have the truck towed and repaired after rats chewed on the wiring. We’re not the only one with problems like that. Recently the fellows at the ski hill … Continue reading →

Our old passports expired in April, so on January 19th we sent in our applications for new ones. Surprisingly enough Andy received his new one Wednesday, two weeks and a day later. Mine came yesterday, two weeks and two days … Continue reading →

Andy and I don’t use whale oil for our lamps, but we did have to practice phoning one another on our fliptop cell phones the other night. We wanted to be sure we knew how to answer if someone phoned … Continue reading →

Andy did need chains for part of the way yesterday, and he did need to plow. He spent another couple of hours today plowing another road in. So far we’ve been lucky with the snow for an el Niño year. … Continue reading →

Happy Groundhog Day? February 2, 2016  

We’re pretty spoiled here, too. It snowed last night, about 3-4″ here, but apparently more in other parts of town. A lot of activities were canceled, and the national lab and the schools closed after a couple of hours this … Continue reading →