Lots to do today, We need to put the van in the shop for inspection as it needs a new exhaust installed, lots of VAN related chores to do today, so we're off to the town dump. We picked up our hay and grain, and walkway sand at the grain store on the way home.
Rose got me a new Husqvarna 240e chainsaw for Christmas, today was the first time using the machine. "What a real nice machine, quiet, zero vibration, cuts through wood like warmed butter!" Made short work of all the downed tree branches I needed to cut up today. Took out some downed Poplar, Pines and some more downed apple. Cut up and piled the small stuff for burning and left the logs piled to cut up later.
Excalibur (the dehydrator) was put into action tonight, our first time using this particular model, it has a huge following. This year we finally decided to purchase one. All of our other dehydrators (3 or so) are heat on the bottom convection only models definitely serviceable, but relatively slow, and because there's no fan occasionally blackens (especially Basil) what we put into it. The Excalibur though comes in a multitude of models, has a fan in the rear that blows across the trays and 600 watts or heat to make quick work of anything we put into it.
Here's the first load of vegetables loaded up.
If the weather holds tomorrow I am going down to the pond to cut some nice Ironwood walking stick blanks for Rose, and the boys. I have one I made years ago back when I was living in Townsend Mass. that I still use. We're planning some hikes this spring, Uncanoonuc Mt. trails, maybe New Boston Swamp trails too. (Maybe even this winter if the weather holds like it is today, 53 degrees, nice...)
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