October 25, 2013 – Friday

24 degrees/clear/calm

Pentoga Road

At this rate, we could be ice fishing in another month. I noticed a few days ago that there was a bit of ice around the edge of the lake, just a skim, but that tells me it won’t take much. A few cold, calm, and clear, nights should begin the process. Our temperatures have run well below normal for the past seven days. It must be that darn global warming. I’ll have to call Al and see what he can do to fix it.

I almost didn’t write this morning. With yesterday’s snow squalls, a hearty northerly wind, and a bite in the air that can only be described as miserable, Sargie and I remained inside most the day.

It wasn’t wasted, not by a long shot. We worked hard at being lazy. Occasionally one of us would mention how we should really do something, but nothing was really accomplished. Sargie did a load of laundry. I carried in firewood. She warmed up the last of the beef stew. I changed channels on the television and managed to throw an occasional log in the fire. 

We took time from our stressful day to enjoy an afternoon drive. Sargie had the Nikon SLR camera and was looking for some fall-type scenes. Mostly, she snapped those of early winter. The weather alternated from heavy snow to bright sunshine and overall, the day wasn’t pretty.

Last night was spent in much the same manner as earlier. The television blared, but I’m not sure either of us really watched it. Sargie was reading something on her computer. I graded papers.

My big chore today is to load four of the biggest giant pumpkins into the Blazer to be delivered to the nieces tonight. With the largest weighing in excess of 200 lbs, I’ll use the front-end loader. I’m hoping to get the garden ready for winter today and there’s a ton of raking to do. Today’s forecast is favorable, but beginning tomorrow, we’re to have another week of wind, cold temperatures, and squalls. I’ve got to make hay while the sun shines.

After all, a man’s work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road…