A Late April Morning Weather Report Snow this morning. Will it linger? A spring of change, The full range, not So strange for here. But the sun steers on course: cheers of praise for the day’s light, for days of light. May’s within sight. The temp never broke 33 degrees here today. Word has it… Read More
On to Birch Season
Bucky, an old friend, called from Glover to discuss a pump. His maple season is over, too, so he’s tapping his white birch trees! It’s birch syrup season. It’s beyond me how anyone can manage two syrup seasons back to back, but Bucky is quite excited about it. I have not researched birch syrup production, but… Read More
The OK Scale
I -Throw down a case each of gallons, quarts, and pints. -Nnnkay. -Time for a stoke. -‘Kay. -Raise that float up to thirteen. -Nnkay. -Switch the plugs over in the back pan. -‘Kay.… Read More
Taking the Trip by Foot
Neighbor and guest blogger Laurie Best Silva writes: Typical conversation at the Silva home before heading up to the Sugarhouse: Why don’t you just “hop in?” (the car) Because.. I don’t want to “hop in.” Because I want to walk up. (Because I need to walk up. Because it gives me a moment to transition… Read More
Martians and Oranges
Weather, as recorded in the sugarhouse log book: 4/14: Low last night upper 40’s, high today upper 50’s. Partly sunny with cumulus clouds, colder breeze, feels like colder weather moving in. Sap Sweetness 1.7 4/15: Another tease freeze, down to 28 without shutting the run off – must be warmer up higher. Another cooler sunny… Read More
Marathon, Day Seven
Weather: Today felt like a good day to plant the garden. Yesterday hit 55 degrees in the shade, today 66. A pseudo-frost occurred both last night and the night before, with the temp at the house dropping to 29, but the sap never stopped running and we think it was warmer higher up. In summary (summery),… Read More
That Aroma
Since the last post, the crew has been working. This is it. Now. The crew is working right now. What keeps us going? That aroma. P.S. You can hear Falls Brook now from quite a distance, mezzo forte.
Graupel and Gorawk
Friday Morning Tanka Gray Skies, Still 33 Degrees after Sixty Hours Raven cries gorawk. In Nepal that’s the word for Raven, I read once. The snow that fell is rock salt Graupel. Graupel and gorawk. Quote of the Morning: “Boy, that float on the left side isn’t working. I don’t know if it’s… Read More
Eat Your Greens!
Maple Trout Lilli advises: EAT YOUR GREENS! “Swiss Chard” No, it doesn’t taste like chocolate or keep great time. It gets the name Swiss Chard (a.k.a Green Chard) because of its extensive cultivation in Switzerland. The botanist who discovered and then named it hailed from Switzerland. However, its origin is farther south, in the Mediterranean… Read More
Just Right
Weather: On Tuesday, ample sun, a high of 41, a quick freeze in the evening. Wednesday morning, ample sun, a quick warming. How’s It Running? Tuesday, the sap hammered in, and buckets drip-drip-dripped. Finally! Sap Sweetness: 2.7% Still very good. Boiling Status: Right at it, with a sense of rhythm in the work for the… Read More
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