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| Much easier to tilt the panels when you are two feet higher. |
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| Looking to the beginning of the chute for the firewood sled. . . |
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| . . . and on down to the porch. |
Friday 2/5. JB's wrist has improved dramatically in the past few days. Just hope he isn't using it too much now. He baked another loaf of French bread today that turned out a better. Seems he had misread the recipe last time and used too much apple cider vinegar.
I baked Toll House pan cookies, and then we hiked up to tilt the solar panels half-way up. JB didn't have to reach up in order to loosen the bolt as he was standing on about two feet of snow! In many places now, we do not sink in more than 4 or 5 inches, instead of 2 or 3 feet.
I made a birthday card for my friend who will turn 100 years old on 2/20! I will send it down with Gridder tomorrow and ask Elsie to mail it for me.
The path to the wood shed is now the perfect chute for the firewood sled. I give it a push at the gate and it slides all the way down to the porch by itself. I may just have to try it with me on the sled. . .
The skies remained mostly overcast all day and our high was 38. This nice and slow melting is just right. A wind picked up in the evening, gusting to 23 mph.
Larry and Elsie haven't been able to catch sight of the egg thief on their game cam, but they did get an egg today for the first time since the bobcat episode. Larry thinks whatever the thief was may have choked on the golf ball it stole!
We watched the movie, It's Complicated, this evening and will start another series tomorrow.
Saturday 2/6. It was 30 this morning with mostly cloudy skies, and the wind was still gusting. Gridder arrived on the snowmobile a little after 10:30 am to help us with MAX. He also brought up our mail and some other items. Elsie had picked up a prescription for Dinga and some yogurt for me. And she sent up a really cool chocolate bar, too!
It seems that MAX's throttle must have frozen, but by this morning it was working again. Gridder and JB dug out MAX's tracks but were having a problem driving him up the driveway, so JB called me to come down. I couldn't get him up either. Then Gridder suggested that he might be able to if he drove it very slowly instead of gunning it. And up he went! To celebrate we all went inside and had cookies and a nice visit.
I thought I might try to go Down There tomorrow. We'll see.
Our high for the day was 40 and it remained mostly cloudy, but the wind died down by early afternoon.
The girls gave us another egg today, so it looks like we may be back to getting one every other day.
We started watching the eighth season of Bones this evening. Yes, we are way behind, but still enjoying it.
Sunday 2/7. It was 28 and partly cloudy this morning. JB talked me out of going Down There today. If I got stuck somewhere, we would really be in deep doodoo, and there is nothing we really need. I'll wait til next Monday as we are supposed to get some warmer weather at the end of the week which may melt more of the snow on the road.
Unfortunately JB's wrist is really hurting him today. Must have tried to do too much yesterday with MAX.
We had a nice, quiet day on the mountain reading mail and magazines. The new Countryside magazine is excellent, as always.
I have been trying to decide which situation affects our life the most: being off the grid or being on the mountain. I really think it is a draw. Of course the weather determines how we use our electricity, but it also determines how we do or do not get to town, and pretty much everything else we do. Actually being on the mountain may the biggest factor on how we live because of the weather. Either way, it is an adventuresome life that I wouldn't trade for any other.
Our high for the day was 38 and the skies were mostly clear. More slow melting.
Monday 2/8. It is 28 and partly cloudy this morning. No specific plans for today.
Thought for the day: The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts your perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see. Robert Holden Ph.D.
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