I don't know what happened, felt too busy to blog. Here you go...
Thanksgiving Feast
Food coma
Grandpa took us to the "Ringold Cafe", in Ringold, OK
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Cold weather is really here. It has been in the 20s most nights, highs in the 30s. I read in the paper that there were mid-teen temps recorded a couple of nights.
Sleet pellets. Nick won't hardly wear a beanie, says it make his head itch.
Cutting firewood. This pine fell across the fence last spring. The county road crew cut it back so cars could pass. Now we are finishing the job.
Supply better now. Still need more, and need to split.
Swinging the "Monster Maul". 36" steel bar with a 12lb. (5.5 kilo) steel wedge on the end. It's hell to swing (or even lift) but it explodes wood.
I leveled the propane tank. (An animal had dug out a den under one end and the tank dropped into the hole)
Drained the water heater. Several pounds of sediment came out.
We went to Texarkana Home Depot and Lowe's and bought supplies.
Use #3 for my flamethrower: space-heater! I run it for 3-4 minutes and temp goes up maybe 10° in the house.
More floor cleaning. Cristina is removing the old tile adhesive. Back-breaking job.
Skunk in the dog barn
My daily battle with the beaver. I pulled out all this wood from his dam at the big pond spillway. He had the water level up maybe 6". I pull a few logs out every morning now.
Water flowing out of the pond
Trail cam on the lane down to the little house
Skunks and dogs coexisting, sharing dinner.
Yesterday Cristina made 6 dozen choc. chip cookies. Jar level dropped by 25% in about an hour.
