all I want for Christmas is a reliable furnace control. Intermittent for a while, now taking holiday breaks. Woodstoves & mild temps help.

warming crystallized honey on the wood stove & bottling it - amber color reminds us of summer. #bees are snug in snow-covered hives.

Cold windy tractor ride out to get firewood stacked up in woods. Stove is cranking in this frigid weather.

Ran Nav Academy football stadium loop. Rain all nite & Maryland clay make for lots of water. Is puddle hopping a #CrossFit exercise?

Packing, watching wx, for early launch to Annapolis tomorrow. Dog staying at great place, Random Rescue. bit.ly/8SDSHk

After tinkering & banging on parts, got Airstream furnace working. Can't see breath inside- what a concept. A post Thanksgiving blessing.

Ran Feaster Five with Jen and 8,000 others. Great tradition -but the long hill does not get any easier. Good start to Turkey Day.

Jingle Bell Rock stuck in head from Berlin mall visit. Take me out & shoot me please.

early AM romps in woods with Vizsla during deer season are always tense. Blaze orange for both of us. No problems yet. Week to go.

What double-decker buses taught us about heart attacks.ping.fm/OIOZ8