Jimmy the Chickadee is consoling Neighbor Mike after coming up empty and not getting a deer last Monday.

November 21, 2013 – Friday

19 degrees/cloudy/calm

Pentoga Road

The World Wide Web is once again flowing and I’m a happy camper this morning. I no longer will have to climb into the car to chug into town and borrow the grocer’s free wifi in order to teach my classes and read assignments.

Sargie helping me to clean out the barn and shop Sunday afternoon in preparation for the cold and snowy weather. 

I could write about all that happened this past week, but honestly, after enjoying the freedom of being away from the internet for a few days, there’s too much to tell, so I’ll just hit the high points with a few pictures.

I smoked a hind and front quarter of a deer this past week. Needless to say, it's good... darn good.

I am happy to say that after Sunday night’s gusts of over 60 mph, one weather report said over 70, the greenhouse stood strong and nary a panel was lost. We can’t say that for the antenna, however.

I subbed a couple of days this past week. I’m not sure I want to sub any more, certainly not before Thanksgiving.

Look closely at the top of the tree and you'll see Eric, the installer, cutting away a few branches in preparation for mounting the new internet antenna up high... almost seventy feet up in the air.

The boys used a pulley to hoist the new dish into the tree

Finished!

It’s to get down to zero tomorrow night. I'm hoping to be ice fishing a week from now. Stay tuned.

The road conditions during my walk on Thursday

Sargie will be leaving soon and I want to strap on my shoes and get ready to hike my 5 miles. After all, a man’s work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road…

Everything, plus the Blazer (and Brutus), fit back into the barn.