Meanwhile, back at the ranch

I thought I’d post a couple of house photos. Today, Toni Hilliard installed the desk and bookshelf in the desk nook. This is in the hallway on the way in from the garage. It’s the place where we can put all that stuff that usually ends up on the kitchen bar. You know the stuff: […]

The big freeze

In case you didn’t know, 10 degrees is really too cold to traipse around the woods taking pictures. I did it anyway because I wanted to catch the morning light.

Seared bok choy

It’s what’s for dinner. Here’s the recipe for Seared baby Choy, Shiitakes and Tofu. Oh come on, you know you want to make this one! Actually, it’s really good.

The big thaw

Snow and ice are melting everywhere, so I went down to the wet weather waterfall to see if any water was falling. It’s still pretty well frozen – there were just a few drips. It’s 50 right now and it’s supposed to get cold again tonight, so maybe there will be a frozen waterfall here […]

Ice Road Truckers

This is the driveway from the dam, going up the hill toward the house. Gary got the truck stuck on this hill this morning, but then he got it out. This is under the snow on the driveway – solid ice. So we’ve got 3 inches of ice, covered by 4 inches of snow. That’s […]

The driveway

The flat part. This is taken from the garage. At the end of this photo, you take a right, go down the hill, cross the dam and up another hill. That’s where the car is stuck.