fall, solarium, mutsus and best friends

Remembering Goofy

Our household just lost our precious dog, Goofy. And especially Steve lost his best friend. Goofy was the best dog ever. He came to Steve when he was a very small puppy in 2000. He was found by the river in a box by our son Chad. He loved to go for a car ride, but would only go if Steve was going. He had a fenced yard and was perfectly capable of leaving it, if he would have wanted to. (lame fences and his jumping over them abilities) He would only leave when he was given the OK. Once when the neighbors were putting in a new fence and there was no fence there, (old fence down) he chased a cat right to the point where the fence should have been and stopped. He was such an important member of this household.

below are a few photos of fall and the harvest today of the 6 mutsu apples of the year. (1 harvested one a few days ago from the new mutsu tree in front) i love this apple. i ate one today and it was as tasty as i remembered. Mmmm.... acquired a load of mill ends from Perry Pallet. a truckload was $20 and very easy to pickup. we will get a good supply while they have them. so far this year we had our 4th or 5th fire. our heat in the house is by ambient heat. mostly from lights, computers, tv's and radios and hot water. i have a labor intensive (milk cartons by my sink) grey water system on my end of the house. i let my dishwashing grey water sit inside until the heat is gone from the water. we have adapted to a much lower temperature and only start to think about a fire when the temperature drops below 60 degrees. wool sock and sweaters do go a long way.
i am looking forward to the passive solarium and seeing how much it can contribute on a sunny day.....we'll see. the footings were poured yesterday..

fall, solarium, mutsus and best friends