Waiting Out the Weather

Waiting Out the Weather It’s a rainy night, so I thought I would do some writing. The past two weeks have been rather punky, weather-wise. After the week of very warm weather, it has snowed that last two weekends. It certainly doesn’t stick around long,...

90° Heat, then Snow?

90° Heat, then Snow? April can be a month of extremes and the last two weeks have been quite a roller coaster ride. Last week when I arrived, there were still some patches of snow on the ground and one week later I was wearing shorts with temperatures in the...

Solar Heating System Bursts into Spring

Solar Heating System Bursts into Spring  I hope this comes out legible as I am writing this after a very long work day. It is only Wednesday, but it feels like I’ve been up here for more than a week. Things started on an ominous note when I arrived up here last...

April Fools

April Fools Foolishly, my plans were to drive up this weekend with my father and my wife Jo to kickoff the building season. The idea was for me to stay up for the week, while Jo and my dad were to return on Monday. This plan was based on the forecast for...

How to build a $2.50 Cedar Bluebird House in 15 minutes

How to build a $2.50 Cedar Bluebird House in 15 minutes Mother Nature sure does work in mysterious ways. December, January and February were all mild and dry—then came March! I had visions of working in shirtsleeves, but instead it’s 20 degrees outside and too...