Category: November 2023
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November Like March
I have lived in northeast Ohio all of my life. I am pretty much used to the wacky weather that Lake Erie sends us. This year however, November has been strange. It has been more like March. The photo above I took on November first. That storm gave us 8-9…
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Organization
This was part of our old corn crib and grain bin. I only need one section of corn crib now, since our farming needs have changed. I will grow enough corn to finish out a couple of pigs each year. I also give the horses an ear each when the…
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Next Job Please
We finished! Yes, I can still stuff a little more in there, but the 2024 maple sap firewood is done. Making sugarwood is a big job, but the feeling when it has been completed is wonderful! Many thanks to my grandchildren and their friends for the help. I will keep…
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Empty to Filling
We have been blessed with some outstanding autumn weather. We are working steadily on getting the woodshed full. I hope to finish that job early next week. The horses standing quiet while we load and unload allows for steady work. They are almost on auto-pilot. I think they just go…
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And So It Begins…Again
After a crazy busy, wet then dry summer, we are finally working steady on getting our maple syrup woodshed filled. We have the wood all cut to length. I have enlisted the help of my grandson and his buddy to help with the splitting. We managed to split about a…
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The Witch of November
November 1, 2023 What a change a day makes. Yesterday was cool, but nice as we said goodbye to October. Today, the snow greets us. There was over four inches on the ground and a few more on anything flat when I got up this morning. We all knew it…