At least so I hear. The nights chill has turned water into ice. For weeks now Ive been seeing thirty some degrees overnight even though the forecast consistently says forties. Kinda the nature of living here.
The house is being prepped for siding. Originally the house was to be sided in the spring, working from the outside in. Well. Oops. A local amish sawmill will be providing our cedar clapboards. There was much debate, arguing and complete procrastination. The zip sheathing has been exposed long enough and it is about time the house stopped looking so unfinished. Theres plenty to do inside and itll be nice to know our shell is protected and ready to brave the winter howling gusts.
Woodstove is almost ready to go. Chimney needs to be finished. Im excited and a bit anxious to see how well (or not well) heating goes this winter. Do I have enough wood? How long of a burn can I get? Will the stove even work at all? Only one way to find out.
The principal design of the home revolved around the excellent southern exposure. Last night was frosty and daytime temperature for today was 57 degrees in the shade outside. By noon the indoor temperature was 80 degrees. Id say thats pretty damn good of a solar gain. Granted two weeks of clouds will hurt in February. Im expecting winter to be composed of reading books while feeding the woodstove so anything better than that would be great.
