Work Done in 2019

[thewoodlands]

I started the truck this morning, ran the rhino around and this afternoon I'll make some spaghetti sauce.

 

[thewoodlands]

With the temps in the high 40's on Monday and 42 on Tuesday, I better do some roof raking tomorrow and then remove the snow.

 

[heavy hammer]

It is going to be a muddy mess again.

 

[thewoodlands]

It is going to be a muddy mess again.

Back here, it will be ice.

 

[mcdougy]

Here in southern Ontario we've had a good winter for wood processing. Last winter was too much snow to get in the woods. I've had a pretty good run the last 4 weekends and CSS about 20 weeks of burning. The ATV trailer I use holds a week's worth of burning.
Last year I didn't cut anything.......I missed my days in the bush. I'm sure going to miss this ash too. Down to about 12 trees still standing.

 

[thewoodlands]

The roof raking never did get done, we went for a longer snowmobile ride. Earlier this morning, we put in two loads of wood.

 

[thewoodlands]

With some rain coming in, I did the roof raking and then removed the snow that came off the roof with the snow blower.

We might get 5 - 8 inches of snow today so maybe the tractor will be needed and tomorrow I can roof rake again..

 

[jatoxico]

About 2/3 through a pile of rounds that I bucked up and top covered. Squirrels and other critters nested in the pile and made a mess. Lost a couple rounds tp punk but mostly solid. As I'm splitting you can tell that very little moisture was lost in the three years they've been sitting.

Total mixed bag, there's locust, hickory, oak, soft maple, basswood and a little hard purplish wood that must be walnut but I didn't know I had any around. The basswood dries to an almost balsa wood feel so I guess that will be my startup & shoulder season wood. Left those splits extra large.

 

[Bushels20]

50 degrees today. Snow is melting off. Decided to scrap the plans to move a cord (soaked) and make one heck of a Super Bowl feast. Fired up the Green Egg and smoking some Turtle Eggs (sausage patties stuffed with cream cheese and jalapeño and rolled into an “egg”). Jalapeño and cheddar stuffed shrimp and some shredded chicken sandwiches. Bourbon and Cohiba on the side

Here’s to you @thewoodlands. The scallop marinara was wonderful

 

[thewoodlands]

50 degrees today. Snow is melting off. Decided to scrap the plans to move a cord (soaked) and make one heck of a Super Bowl feast. Fired up the Green Egg and smoking some Turtle Eggs (sausage patties stuffed with cream cheese and jalapeño and rolled into an “egg”). Jalapeño and cheddar stuffed shrimp and some shredded chicken sandwiches. Bourbon and Cohiba on the side

Here’s to you @thewoodlands. The scallop marinara was wonderful

I'm glad you liked it, I hadn't cooked that since I was renting from a good friend back in the late 80's or early 90's, everyone liked it that afternoon.......we were having a pretty good party so being half in the bag made up for my lack of cooking skills back then.

I never did cook the braciole yet. We might try a Italian dessert if we can find all the ingredients at one of the grocery stores.

 

[Bushels20]

I'm glad you liked it, I hadn't cooked that since I was renting from a good friend back in the late 80's or early 90's, everyone liked it that afternoon.......we were having a pretty good party so being half in the bag made up for my lack of cooking skills back then.

I never did cook the braciole yet. We might try a Italian dessert if we can find all the ingredients at one of the grocery stores.

It is definitely a new favorite in my house. I’m lucky my wife likes seafood. Lots I know don’t.

I have never made braciole but have always wanted to give it a shot. That and many other Italian dishes. I have mastered chicken Marsala and my meatballs. Haven’t “perfected” lasagna but it’s notbing to balk at.

Half way done

 

[thewoodlands]

It is definitely a new favorite in my house. I’m lucky my wife likes seafood. Lots I know don’t.

I have never made braciole but have always wanted to give it a shot. That and many other Italian dishes. I have mastered chicken Marsala and my meatballs. Haven’t “perfected” lasagna but it’s notbing to balk at.

Half way done

They look very tasty. Do you bake your meatballs or cook them in a sauce?

 

[Bushels20]

They look very tasty. Do you bake your meatballs or cook them in a sauce?

I bake mine. Gives them a better texture I’ve found

 

[thewoodlands]

The skating rink received some ashes and sand, we'll test it out later.

 

[SequoiaFarm]

It has been tough cutting in Michigan this year. I got out this weekend before we hit 55 degrees. We set a record low on Thursday morning and a record high on Saturday. Most of these downed Ash are measuring 17-23%. Even got my dad to drive his way too expensive F-250 out for a load.

 

[kennyp2339]

This is the 5th load like this I’m getting at work only about half way through the pile, have to stop temporarily since it warmed up, a little at a time really adds up though

 

[lindnova]

Early January was temperate with no snow. I burned my brush and did some bush hogging in the woods to clear honeysuckle and buckthorn. Almost no snow and frozen ground.

Trimmed a few acres of walnut - easy with no snow. Lots of motivation for the grove since prices have skyrocketed. Too bad mine are only 15 years old. My son will have a goldmine someday or I I live long enough might see some of it in old age.

Then -30° on last thursday and +37 on Saturday. Fun stuff. Now more now again.

Good thing is I have over a year ahead on firewood stacked and ready.

 

[Medic21]

Finally froze again without it being so cold it’s dangerous. Got this and dropped a dead ash and split it by hand for a coworkers father in law that had surgery last week.

An inch of snow on the way home. Took tomorrow morning off work to cut more and move some logs to the mill while it’s froze.

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

Finally froze again without it being so cold it’s dangerous. Got this and dropped a dead ash and split it by hand for a coworkers father in law that had surgery last week.

You're a good man.

 

[Medic21]

It’s just what we do here.

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

It’s just what we do here.

We do the same here.

 

[thewoodlands]

We put two loads of firewood in today, tomorrow I'll get it stacked and then we'll get more ironwood inside before the storm hits.

 

[thewoodlands]

We put in a small load of ironwood in before the storm hits.

 

[SequoiaFarm]

Full blown ice here in Southern Michigan. Getting the chain sharpened for all the easy wood that's on the ground.

 

[thewoodlands]

I cleaned the chimney/pipes of the wood stove and the pellet stove today since it was nice out. Not much came out of the pipe for the wood stove and the pellet stove had the same amount it usually does at this time of year.