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Brk post in the styx.
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They had food, they wanted attention.
They had food, they wanted attention.
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G stress testing the bed frame for future SEPPrs safety.
G stress testing the bed frame for future SEPPrs safety.
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Go with the flow that only you know, and consider the rest as sketchy at best. Far be it from me to try and turn moss into a tree - for moss has a beauty same as carpet has a duty. Call me Apple, I require a minimum number of chill hours to be fruitful and crush.

 
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A long walk through the still tundra of western Montana this morning hoping to find evidence of lions, tigers and bears but just found some dumb ol' deer and moose.  The snow is still more than a foot with spots thicker than that and layers of ice all around.  There's definite signs it's warming up for the stay. It'll be a muddy mess of primordial spring soup with different challenges before we know it. Embrace the change, it's happening whether you want it or not - at least this one's warm and sunny.

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Karate kitten
Karate kitten
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If you don't have a pastry cutter and need biscuits..gotta cook them coconut rocks.
If all one has are chunks of coconut oil than this is the way they're melted on a wood burning stove top to be used in making biscuits.
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Inside looking out of grandiose Cooper
Inside looking out of grandiose Cooper

Go with the flow that only you know, and consider the rest as sketchy at best. Far be it from me to try and turn moss into a tree - for moss has a beauty same as carpet has a duty. Call me Apple, I require a minimum number of chill hours to be fruitful and crush.

 
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It's been a long time, maybe never, since I saw a winter that stayed snow covered for two months solid.
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Second attempt at salmon patties. Don't use too much oil in the pan kids, the salmon's got plenty.
Second attempt at salmon patties. Don't use too much oil in the pan kids, the salmon's got that covered.
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You can use rice instead of bread crumbs.. Nifty
You can use rice instead of bread crumbs.. Nifty
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Batteries are like muscles.. Don't use them abuse them and it's a long road back. Maybe, we'll see.
Batteries are like muscles.. Don't use them or abuse them and it's a long road back. Maybe we'll see.

Go with the flow that only you know, and consider the rest as sketchy at best. Far be it from me to try and turn moss into a tree - for moss has a beauty same as carpet has a duty. Call me Apple, I require a minimum number of chill hours to be fruitful and crush.

 
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It's been a day. Getting back from a half-craft holiday with a car full of water, batteries and food at 830 at night to live off grid is  how it works. Not bad, just different and it requires flexibility.  It will be a huge improvement when the well is installed and there's running water around here.  Not walking down an icey path carrying 70lbs of water would be an upgrade.  In the mean time, some DC puck lights installed in useful locations will have to suffice.  
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The Grey man sorting seeds
The Grey man sorting seeds
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Being self sufficient isn't always landscapes and wildlife.
Being self sufficient isn't always landscapes and wildlife.
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The new Sungzu portable solar station to get me by while the bigger bank gets sorted.
The new Sungzu portable solar station to get me by while the bigger bank gets sorted.

Go with the flow that only you know, and consider the rest as sketchy at best. Far be it from me to try and turn moss into a tree - for moss has a beauty same as carpet has a duty. Call me Apple, I require a minimum number of chill hours to be fruitful and crush.

 
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Hi Caleb, are you staying at the Abbey or Cooper Cabin? Is the well on the lab turned off for the winter? There's a spigot that was piped from the well to both wofatis, so unless the line froze or it's not a frost-free spigot, I would have thought water would be good.

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Yeah technically your right Mark - there are hydrants that run to both locations but we weren't able to get the pump installed before winter. That's the only component holding it up.  Now that the roads are thawing out, we should be able to get back on it soon.

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The forecast said it was going to be warm today but they were actually right for once!  Surprising how much resistance this snow is putting up but as much as we have, it could take another several days of this weather to melt it.

Btw I keep seeing chip-monks.  I just wana know who Charles is and what makes them so pious.....
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Devoted fallower of Charles
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The sun was cooking
The sun was cooking
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Man thats amazing to see its warming up! Must be like the tropics arriving. I got the Wintersun Reference :) Which reminded me to send you that nightwish DVD! Keep rocking.

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Fun times! Did you ever get the chance to tune that piano? It's awesome that they have one at WL now. I'd be willing to order you a tuning kit off Amazon or something if you're interested.

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Wez Prestage wrote:Man thats amazing to see its warming up! Must be like the tropics arriving. I got the Wintersun Reference :) Which reminded me to send you that nightwish DVD! Keep rocking.



Haha!  Awesome, glad somebody got it!  But yeah, I'm ready for spring and to get on those ebikes and see how they do.  Nightwish v(`o')v  will do!

Go with the flow that only you know, and consider the rest as sketchy at best. Far be it from me to try and turn moss into a tree - for moss has a beauty same as carpet has a duty. Call me Apple, I require a minimum number of chill hours to be fruitful and crush.

 
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