Big Snow!!!- Well we got the big snow that was predicted! I was watching the weather really closely Friday because we knew it was coming, but wasn't sure exactly about the timing. I follow a local young meteorologist on Facebook (Treasure Valley Weather Headquarters Kody) who is much more on track than the TV weather guys and he really nailed it right down to the hour or so. No snow Friday night on the way home which was really nice, forecast from NWS-       We ran some errands Saturday morning (yesterday) and got home, the snow started in the afternoon. It really pick ..read more

  More Snow and The New Year- If you followed this blog at all you know I love snow! Living in the high desert we don't always get very much but it very varies year to year. We had a couple of small snows maybe an inch but it melted. Then we got into some record high weather in December where it was almost 47°! Last week we finally had a good snow of 2 inches. Really beautiful! I had intentionally left a few holiday decor items on the deck so that it might look nice if it snowed and we got lucky-   We got another 2 inches this last weekend which stayed due to the cold weather ..read more

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Gratitude - I was going to do a "what I'm thankful for" post but didn't have time to get that done before Thanksgiving. So while belated here are some things I am EXTREMELY grateful for: Surgery: One of the things I'm most grateful for right now is coming through some back surgery, solved a lot of chronic pain issues for the last year. I had two options, got two different opinions. The first doctor barely looked at Dave and I, rattled off a lot of statistics. Not a good fit. Second doctor, at a totally different practice, looked at us, answered Dave and my questions, outlined everything real ..read more

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Harvest Time!  It's been busy, busy busy!!! Harvest time is always great (and) way too much at once. Our Redhaven peach tree was delayed this year because of our wacky late spring early summer weather and started ripening around the same time as the pears. Usually our Red Haven peaches are ripe in July well ahead of the other fruit trees. I froze, baked and canned some, gave some to my kiddos. Froze these on a cookie sheet, then vacuum sealed in bags for later-   Apples are done now, gave away some to both my daughters and their in-laws. I put caning on hold this year as I jus ..read more

                                                     From Vice.com   What Are Synchronized Crop Failures? I thought I'd share this since this video has such a good description and explanation of what synchronized crop failure really is. Great for us non-scientists. I really appreciate this YouTuber, City Prepper, because he does suc ..read more

100 Degree Heat and Independence Days Challenge-  Like other parts of the country it's been very very hot here lately! It was 106 or 107 last week. At this point we're just trying to keep our garden/yard and our chickens alive. We're very lucky that we have excellent air conditioning and a very low water bill compared to other parts of Boise in the surrounding area. We're part of a very small water district and so no matter how much water we use the bill is the same. Having said that we do try to remind ourselves that we need to mulch as much as possible as we live in a high desert. Som ..read more

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