This was the highest I saw the outside temperature on Monday. As you can see, I had the wood stove blazing.

December 30, 2013 – Tuesday

-19 degrees/calm/clear

Pentoga Road

The cold continues throughout the upper Midwest and while surfing the internet on Monday, I noticed that our temperatures were considerably colder than those above the Arctic Circle. I think the high for Monday might have crept up to -1, but the low sank to -22 just before sunrise. It appears it’ll be the same scenario today.

Saying that, there’s not much to write concerning Monday’s happenings on Pentoga Road. I did a load of laundry of Sargie’s good clothes that need to be hung while still damp so they don’t wrinkle, helped one of Sargie’s sisters with a computer problem over the phone, and watched a movie. A short amount of time was taken to carry in wood and play fetch with Brutus.

I’ve been researching towable backhoes, the type that can be pulled behind an ATV or even a riding lawnmower. I’m not sure I’ll ever purchase one, but it’s fun to window shop via the internet. I’m tired of tripping over logs, stumps, rocks, and uneven ground and would like to make some really good trails that can be easily mowed and maintained so I can enjoy walking through my own woods. Those same trails would be used when gathering maple syrup in the spring. Trying to get someone with heavy equipment is like pulling teeth and very expensive and besides, I’m not so sure I wouldn’t rather do the work myself. Like I said, it’s fun to window shop.

Sargie’s off today and I think we’ll be packing the Christmas goodies away for another year. I’m looking forward to not having to peek around the decorated tree when I want to glance at the television set. I love the decorations when Sargie puts them up and I love to see them go away after Christmas.

We’re to celebrate New Year’s Eve early tonight by going out to eat with Yooper Mark and Sheri. It’ll be nothing fancy, just good, quality, time with our dear friends. Sargie has to work early on New Years Day, so we’ll be in bed as usual tonight.

Time to move along, sip coffee, listen to the news, and think deep thoughts.

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

So are the tales from Pentoga Road…

That's about twenty-four to thirty-six hours supply of wood.