I was trying to remember when my deep dislike of winter at the old house started, and I think this was it.

It is impossible to understand mud season in northern New England without experiencing it.

The new sauna is bigger and fancier (it has a window) but truth be told, I like my old sauna better.

About 99% of its use was to maintain the 1.7 miles of private "camp" road that led to our house (one reason we don’t live there anymore).

I often lament the quality of tools and equipment I buy today (I had a new farm jack bend like a banana less one hour into its first use yesterday) but this thing has exceeded my wildest expectations every time I’ve used it.