WEATHER: Gray and calm, with the temp arcing from 31.5 F to 40 back to 31.5 at suppertime. The fields are bare of snow, but the sugarbush retains a base. HOW’S IT RUNNING? Not well today, although the vacuum pump is on. BOILING STATUS: The first boil of the season occurred on Thursday night,… Read More
Anemic Winter
Looking out the window this morning toward the hillside, I see snow and bare ground splotched erratically. The driveway is dull with gray ice. For you far-flung readers, here is a quote from NOAA’s forecast that repeats week after week like a mantra: “Wednesday: Snow and sleet likely before noon, then rain and sleet likely… Read More
Saturday Chores
Two people transferred boxes of new syrup jugs from a Chevy van to the loft of the sugarhouse, then cleared off the counter to make room for tools. They then wriggled the front and back pans into place over the firebox in eighteen deliberate steps, using twenty-nine different tools. Then one person found the hose and… Read More
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