STRANGE SPRING!

I've been out in the woods ... maple syruping.
 If the weather had been normal, I had planned to
go on Telephone Time to look for a partner and buy
 some more taps ... then go do the maple trees up
 the hill. I only did the trees here by the house.


BUT, I just started here by the house; didn't know
if there would be a sap run or not. For a good run,
it's supposed to go below freezing at night ... which
 it didn't ... very unusual for up here. We had about
 two & a half feet of snow before this 60/70 degree
 weather!
(That's all gone now, except some "snow-plowing"
piles.) I just tapped some trees experimentally ...
and, checked them every other day ... two areas.
 Maybe I will start bringing some jugs in soon????
 A few at a time???


I must have about 20 pints put up so far ...
better than not trying at all.






I TOOK THESE PIX WITH MY CELL PHONE ...


THEY DON'T GIVE YOU MUCH CLUE AS TO


THE STEEP HILL.


Lots of stone piles to climb over, too.

     The hill to the left is a mile or so away ...
through the river valley

That's my house
down there.

BACK IN BUSINESS

   My computer was sick for a while ... got it back.  Now, to hope to re-install my programs & get them to work. Make sure that you keep the code numbers ... a hard copy ... to re-install your programs.  Also, a hard copy of all your internet code names & passwords!

LOIS

My Christmas

    This was a good Christmas. I gave up feeling sorry for myself ... & drove down to Wisconsin. My son, Alan, had the party at his shop in Green Bay. Everyone turned up. It was just for me, my kids, their kids, & their kids. The only one extra was Maggie's friend, Dave & his dog.
    The food was set up in their lunchroom, with the refer, microwave, & the popcorn machine.