Essential Hardware
This afternoon my husband and I prepared the fall garden for winter. We fixed a hose that needed to be relocated in the fall garden section, draining the hose and reattaching it where it needs to go. Then we took off the irrigation system controller that fit between our above the ground agricultural faucet and the hose that goes out to the garden. Now we don’t have to worry about the brains of the system freezing. I took the batteries out and stored the system in the shop.
We also had our geothermal heat and air conditioning checked out by the expert who checks things spring and fall to make sure we don’t have any problems, and we changed the big filters. We then discovered that the exhaust flexible hose from the dryer to the outside of the house was loose and we could see sunlight! We got that fixed pretty easily and THINK it’ll now stay put.
We’re now pretty well ready for winter. The garage now has dry wood up the wall below the cat cubes where the kitties can stay warm. We won’t have to get out into the weather if we need to replace the firewood we have ready to light in the fireplace. (We didn’t actually need the fireplace last winter, but we love to light one, anyway, just for the comfort factor of being in a nice warm house when it’s yucky outside.) :0)
We have a big list on the fridge of what we need to finish in order to be ready to get snowed in. I think there are still a few things to go, but they’re minor things.
One of my friends in Denver said she was watching it snow outside today! I told her it was 86 here today, but that we were supposed to get rain tomorrow along with a stiff cold front, bringing freezing morning temps Sat, Sun, and Monday. Hard to believe, but we know it’s coming.
I’m ready to put sheets over my fall garden plants tomorrow night – hoping to keep my plants alive as long as possible.
Are you getting ready for winter?
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You have really been active and preparing Linda š
I have been isolating windows and doors in this “new” house to avoid the cold win to freeze us out indoor. Here is cold now in the nights and the houses are not been build for keeping out the cold, only for keeping out the warm sun, which means, that the houses are not isolated in the walls, it is single walls. At least the winter doesn’t use to stay for so long time here.
Wish you a beautiful weekend š
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Woo. I’m sorry your place isn’t well insulated against the cold, Irene. The windows and doors are really important, but it sounds like you’ll need to do some layering on your clothes and maybe get an electric blanket? I hope it doesn’t get too cold there, and that the winters are short. Stay warm!
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I can promise you, that I do use lots of layers of clothe in the cold time, Linda. I have an electrical heater, as I use, when it gets very cold. One thing, for which I’m grateful is, that in the midday it is often possible to sit outside and create jewelry etc. directly in the sun. In this time it is more warm outside than inside and I love to stay in the sun without being burned, so now I use much time outside.
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