A dry spring came early and with it, periods of heat that have literally set Alberta ablaze. It’s not unheard of – in early May, 7 years ago, we saw Fort McMurray (Fort Mac) go up, and in May 2011, Slave Lake lost hundreds of homes and other structures to wildfire. However, the number of fires this year has given…
The Farm
The longest night of the year is a day behind us but winter has just begun, and it came in with a bang! We’re seeing-40c (that’s also -40f, for those of you south of the border) with a -50c wind chill for multiple days, and it is making everything unhappy. My car gave up trying yesterday, even plugged in and…
Used to never be able to use the wifi at my farm until I moved my router to the barn. Now I have a stable connection. I have never been one for wanting large enclosed places of any sort, unless I have the money to hire someone else to clean it for me. LOL that’s funny, don’t we all wish…