My Old Snorkel Stove

Here are some pics of my old Snorkel Stove.  We had the tub for about 15 years, but 2 years ago we took it down because it was old and no longer held water so well.

The tub in its heyday, I think this is 2007

We demolished the deck to make room for the patio.

The deck being demolished

So now we just have a patio, and a used snorkel stove.

patio where the deck & tub used to be

Here's the pictures of the Snorkel Stove.

Snorkel Stove without cover

This is where I had it welded. Works fine now.

The other side of the stove

Stove with cover

Its just sitting out back.  I don't think we will ever use it, but I saved it anyway. Who knows.

Spring Time in New England!

Ya right!

We also decided today to take a ride to get some milk.  We purchase it at a farm stand in Hardwick, MA about 45 minutes from our house.  Here is their website: Misty Brook Farm.  The ride out there is always enjoyable and the scenery was amazing with the snow still sticking to the trees like frosting.

The milk at the stand

The farm stand 

The price of everything has gone up dramatically.  Raw milk is $5 for a half gallon.  The grass ground beef is $9.00 per pound.

After we picked up the milk, we stopped at the Hardwick Farmers Coop to pick up some shavings and chick starter for the meats birds that well be arriving on April 17 in the mail.  The prices there have also increased.  Non-medicated chick starter was $16.00 while the organic starter is $32.00, both for a 50lb bag.  This is why organic eggs and organic chicken are so expensive. Misty Brook Farm is charging $32 for a single 4-5 lb broiler.  That is why we are doing our own meat birds again this year.. 

More & More March Snow

You call this "global warming'?  Since we got back from California, all it has done is snowed.  Now it is the middle of March  (3 days from the beginning of Spring) and we are getting more snow.  Alright already!
 

We are where the word "ice" is on the map

We have already started cleaning out the greenhouse and putting out the patio furniture.  I guess that was wishful thinking! 

"Wishful thinking" patio furniture

 I guess the groundhog was wrong. This is the last time I will take any weather advice from a rodent.

More March Snow

It looks like we are getting more snow, thanks to the Nor'easter that came this way.  According to the forecasts, it look like we may get close to another foot of snow.

 Enough already!  Looks like we picked the wrong year to spend in California. The snow is supposed to last through noon on Friday, then it will warm up to the 50's by the weekend.  It's good that I finally got the snow blower carburetor issues resolved and the tractor is running fine.  I should be able to clear away this stuff without too much actual shoveling.

We are getting tired of the snow, the cold and the feeding of the outdoor boiler.  C'mon spring!

Afternoon Update:

Well it finally stopped snowing about 3:30 today.  It looks like we got about 18 inches of snow!  It was easy to clean up with the tractor and snow blower.

The front walkway

The snow pile at the end of the driveway.  There's no more room for snow.  This will be here until April

The back walkway

Me feeding the birds

I hope this is it for the snow.