Sugar Mountain Farm

State Street in Montpelier, VT

Posted on Wednesday February 15, 2012 23:48 pm by Walter Jeffries

Montpelier State Street
Montpelier, Vermont. Classic small town America. The city to us.

Outdoors: 27°F/12°F Sunny
Tiny Cottage: 70°F/65°F

Daily Spark: Void where prohibited. Walk on the grass.

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Wagon Wheel Ice

Posted on Tuesday February 14, 2012 23:48 pm by Walter Jeffries

Wheel Deep Ice
This has been a winter of ice more than snow. Ben’s rocket wagon is frozen into a large glacial sheet of ice that built up below the spring. In places it is over 18″ deep – I know because looking down through the ice I see the tops of lidded five gallon pails that have sand in them which I had been saving. That’s a huge hunka ice. Reminds me of the ice sculptures of other years.

Outdoors: 25°F/10°F Sunny
Tiny Cottage: 68°F/62°F

Daily Spark: “Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don’t find out til too late that he’s been playing with two queens all along.” -Terry Pratchett

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Blue Sky Chimney Cap

Posted on Monday February 13, 2012 23:59 pm by Walter Jeffries

Chimney Cap on Deep Blue Sky
We’ve been having some gorgeous blue sky days. Cold nights will do that. Every morning there is a fresh ‘snow dew’ of another inch or so coating our world in a clean white layer. The sky above is a deep, rich blue for contrast with the grey trees of the mountains.
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Monkey’s Paw Magnetic Latch

Posted on Sunday February 12, 2012 12:59 pm by Walter Jeffries

New Bathroom Door Latch
I love magnets. They are so useful for so many things. We have loads of super magnets in our house to hang things up, snap hinges open or closed, act as water valves and all sorts of other things.
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Dumb Pig, Smart Pig

Posted on Saturday February 11, 2012 14:49 pm by Walter Jeffries

Remus
Pigs are not very smart, contrary to some urban mythology. Pigs have very tiny brains, about the size of a tea cup. They’re very good at being pigs, at their instinctual behavior, but they’re not intellectual giants. Their heads look big because they have so much muscle and bone. Their head is a great shovel designed for rooting. Rather, they’re thick between the ears. For a pig this is a good thing.
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