Ramblings from White Mountain
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 28th, 2009
Earlier this week we had temperatures hovering at or near +40 F, and the snow melted off of the rocks on the surrounding hillsides, and slid (finally) off the metal roofing. It was very exciting to our parrots who always claim the sky is falling when that happens. It was exciting to us as well […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 18th, 2009
A couple of days ago we awoke to find an inch of snow had fallen overnight, and the world was coated with frost. It was a very wintery sort of day, with dark clouds and no sunshine to brighten our day. It suited my mood. The weather is definitely moderating and the past couple of […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 15th, 2009
We had Violet-green Swallows and Western Bluebirds in our yard, checking out the nest box on the front of our house. That’s right, on March 8th, there were migratory birds here. What brought this timing issue to my attention was whining about spring, which is what I was doing yesterday. To cheer me up, Dan […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 14th, 2009
I always loved tempura, but never thought about fixing it. I was reading through my cookbooks looking for uses for alternative flours, for instance rice flour. Imagine my surprise when I found that tempura batter is traditionally made with rice flour. The recipe I have from “Joy of Cooking” also called for flat beer but […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 12th, 2009
Earlier in the week, even though it was snowflaking (not snowing enough to stick to anything, but giving a good imitation of it), the sun came out in time to feed the solar panels. And it was a cheerful sight indeed. We didn’t mind that it was mid February and we still have a good […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2009
The Polaris Ranger got the new spark plug it was whining about and now it’s not complaining about that particular issue. Since the forecast is for additional snowfall and our driveway was just about to the point of no return, Dan fired up the machine and took off up the driveway, pushing snow as he […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 1st, 2009
Yes, for the first time in YEARS we will be watching. We were trying to remember the last time we watched a game, and since neither one of us can recall, it has been a while. Or we’re getting old which also has taken a while! This morning I made pancakes for breakfast using Bob’s […]