Monthly Archives: December 2021

With any luck this is their last full day, only a couple of hours tomorrow. Their furniture is supposed to come between tomorrow and the 28th if I remember correctly. I think they’ve ordered a guest bed that’s supposed to … Continue reading →

This has been the fourth day of driving for Kaitlin, Torben, and the pups. They’re supposed to be there the 22nd, so hopefully the end is in sight. Kaitlin and Torben stopped at Petco to buy toys for the motel … Continue reading →

Friday’s picture of Tempi, reminds me of the old story of her and the pink blanket. I’ve told it before but it’s worth repeating. Tempi and Zoe didn’t seem to have trouble understanding that the rule about getting on furniture … Continue reading →

When Andy drove up yesterday he expected to have to spend a couple more days clearing the road up to our house. Instead our yearlong neighbor, who doesn’t use this road, had used the blade on his tractor to clear … Continue reading →

That was the subject line of an email Kaitlin sent this morning. The message included this photo. Ordinarily a message like this would mean they’re on a long car trip to visit us, but this time they’re not coming here. … Continue reading →

Andy sent an email saying he got up there by 11:55 this morning. He left here at 9, and it usually takes over an hour to drive up the way he went. He said there were about a dozen trees … Continue reading →

It was strong enough to blow this heavy storage container from the corner of the porch. And it blew our outdoor wireless thermometer from its holder. Andy looked but couldn’t find the thermometer. He put the box and the holder … Continue reading →

There’s a High Wind Watch for this evening and tomorrow morning: HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THOUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING…. Southwest to west winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. However, gusts up … Continue reading →

Andy brought these pictures home to show the peavey he used to roll the logs. And that he had to cut the tree into smaller pieces when he got down towards the base. The pieces weren’t round so they didn’t … Continue reading →

This isn’t so farfetched. I still remember a true story I read years ago about a hiker who called for a rescue party because he was out of water and was getting seriously dehydrated. When the rescuers came it turned … Continue reading →