It has been in the mid to high 40s the last several days and it looks like spring outside. I keep thinking about gardening, turning my compost, and getting ready for the pigs to come. Then I remind myself that the cold weather and snow are coming in a couple of days, so enjoy the weather and take advantage of it to get some stuff done. So I took the deck off the big tractor and got it ready to move snow. Although it is faster and easier to move snow with a backplow or the quad, you can't beat the convenience of moving lots of snow with a front loader. I got the house stocked with firewood for the ensuing cold front that is coming.
Speaking of firewood, it appears that I will be about 1-2 cords short this year. So I will need to do some cutting in January or February. Fortunately I have wood on the ground that just needs to be cut. I just have to get my trailer finished in order to get two cords in one trip. One thing we've found out is that when you heat with wood, you think about wood ALL THE TIME. During the winter you are thinking if you have enough, if the house has enough stocked, if you have to put more in the furnace. The rest of the year you are cutting, splitting, stacking, drying, and taking stock to make sure you have enough for the winter. You are constantly looking for new sources of wood to cut. We love how the wood heats the house and how much cheaper it is than if we had to buy heating oil, but it is like having a part-time job.
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