Category: January 2012
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What a Lap Dog
King sitting on my lap January 20, 2012 My puppy’s latest thing is to sit on my lap! He comes over, straddles my leg, drapes his belly across my thigh and waits to be petted. He is a goof, but also only seven months old, so I guess…
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The Last Piece
The transition piece waits for installation Jaunary 19, 2012 Usually when you are down to the last piece , it is a bad thing. I am thinking pie or cake here of course 😮 In this case, however, It is a good thing. The last piece of sugarhouse…
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Stacking Up
The new sugarhouse stack January 18, 2012 Usually when things are stacking up it is not a good thing. Today, however, it was a very good thing! We got most of the new smoke stack installed in the sugarhouse. It was a brisk day with temperatures hovering…
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Sharing Secrets
King and I Sharing a Secret January 17, 2012 Some of the best things in the world come from knowing a secret. The only thing better is keeping one for someone else. When someone trusts you enough to share a deep part of themselves.. do the honorable thing…
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Having Treasure or Being Treasure …
A Basket of Treasure January 16, 2012 The photo above was taken a few years ago. The basket is loaded with fresh produce. If you don’t think it is treasure, then you may be a person lucky enough to have not ever known hunger. This to me, along with wisdom,…
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7 Months and Growing
Who me? January 15, 2011 Tuesday, King will be seven months old. He is a great dog. He grows , it seems, everyday. His head is higher than our kitchen table, but he does not try to get food. We have not given him any people food and…
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Winter is Back
A Snowy Look Down The Lane January 14, 2012 Well, we knew it was coming back and last night it finally showed up. They told us to prepare for 3 to 5 inches… but more where “squalls persist”. Guess we were the persistent folks 😮 I…
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Work List for Friday the Thirteenth
One more view of the syrup arch January 13, 2012 Okay, bear with me here. This is one more view of the maple syrup arch. This is the part where the fire will eventually go, that boils the maple sap down to that sweet amber confection I adore.…
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Making Everything Ready
Countdown to syrup January 12, 2012 The work continues in the sugarhouse. The chimney is next. A tarp covers the sap pan and lots of work still remains, but the progress has been mostly forward. I am pleased so far with my efforts. Today it rained…
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Wood Work
Starting to fill the sugarhouse woodshed January 11, 2012 It was a wonderful day here today. It was still unseasonably warm. My son and the horses worked great as we started to fill the sugarhouse woodshed. The woodshed is bigger than it looks, because we worked until we…
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