WEATHER: The last date on which the blog mentioned the weather was April 2nd when we hoped for a good freeze-up to revive the sap flow. The freeze-up arrived and lasted two days, but to our disappointment the trees just didn’t run much after that. It was a clear sign that the end was near.… Read More
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This post comes to the blog courtesy of our neighbor, the letterpress printer Heather Hale.
Music to Boil By – 2026 Edition
WEATHER: “So, TK, looking ahead, are there any freezing nights in the forecast?” He stands in the driveway with his back to the old maples where the three sap buckets hang. “Yes,” he says with the authority of a man who lives and breathes weather. “Sunday night, then Monday and Tuesday nights, too.”“But will these… Read More
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