tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post8654300043132115752..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Where the Sun Don't ShineMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-57208509766385101962013-12-12T08:26:14.573-06:002013-12-12T08:26:14.573-06:00Stephanie - Worry thee not! We have plenty of dry...Stephanie - Worry thee not! We have plenty of dry wood for our wood stoves (and back up L.P. if ever needed) so we're always cozy inside. If you have proper clothing (and we do) for when you need to be outside, it's not that bad at all. We just have to have sense enough to come in and warm body parts like fingers and toes when necessary! Best to find as many excuses as possible for doing anything but the must-dos outside though!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-86771174553470234622013-12-11T23:46:10.615-06:002013-12-11T23:46:10.615-06:00I have been thinking about you up there in the fro...I have been thinking about you up there in the frozen tundra. Sure hope you both are doing well. Those temperatures are fit for any human!<br /><br />Love ya!<br /><br />http://caffeinatedhomestead.weebly.com/blog.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-5483110938312191882013-12-11T06:54:29.692-06:002013-12-11T06:54:29.692-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jenyfer Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769550148821002722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-67937234357170616042013-12-10T16:47:59.917-06:002013-12-10T16:47:59.917-06:00Lisa - As you know, we don't rely solely on so...Lisa - As you know, we don't rely solely on solar power. We still have the option of using grid power . . . which is a good thing during this period!<br /><br />Thanks for the nice words about our snowy scene outside. It came early this year and by how cold it felt outside all day today (a high of only a couple of degrees above zero), it's gonna be around for some time!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-21498321882675819042013-12-10T16:44:48.252-06:002013-12-10T16:44:48.252-06:00Kristina - Please don't tell our chickens your...Kristina - Please don't tell our chickens your chickens have heat lamps in the winter. We might have a full scale rebellion on our hands!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-82599577621787872502013-12-10T16:43:58.164-06:002013-12-10T16:43:58.164-06:00Sandy - Except he's not happy with the job he ...Sandy - Except he's not happy with the job he did! (Or wanted to do.) There's still a heavy layer of ice crystals on the panels and we're not getting the power in we should. Ugh.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-17595660815942624362013-12-10T07:22:09.512-06:002013-12-10T07:22:09.512-06:00Hope your solar power will soon be restored and bu...Hope your solar power will soon be restored and built-up once again. Gotta' have lights to read and quilt!! Your landscape is an absolutely beautiful winter wonderland. You don't need to put up an inside Christmas tree, you've got lots and lots outside! Very pretty. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872753120191298033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-659272987567180312013-12-10T06:18:06.789-06:002013-12-10T06:18:06.789-06:00Solar panels would be the next thing to add to thi...Solar panels would be the next thing to add to this place. It would eliminate the electric heat lamps we use on the chickens every winter.Pioneer Woman at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533698959389851926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-91535387547103956592013-12-09T21:36:32.375-06:002013-12-09T21:36:32.375-06:00I think Papa Pea needs to start his own snow remov...I think Papa Pea needs to start his own snow removal business on solar panels. Many of us will hire him!!!Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-15016612996994685632013-12-09T18:19:56.996-06:002013-12-09T18:19:56.996-06:00Sparkless - An alternative solar energy system is ...Sparkless - An alternative solar energy system is much, much cheaper now than when we bought ours over 15 years ago. Our tracker could hold ten more panels which we have in a storage building. We got them (second hand) from our solar energy guru/friend and he'll install them for us this spring.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-14194579173188519622013-12-09T18:17:38.346-06:002013-12-09T18:17:38.346-06:00Freedom Acres Farm - Our daughter had the on the g...Freedom Acres Farm - Our daughter had the on the ground stationary set up of panels and she cleaned them off regularly, too. Like I say, this is the first time the snow and/or ice did slide right off ours. (Hope it was the last!) You're right, generators guzzle gas and they're noisy! But sure is nice to have them when we need them.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-15081838504952414382013-12-09T18:15:35.557-06:002013-12-09T18:15:35.557-06:00Tombstone Livestock - Yeah, but you'd be a gro...Tombstone Livestock - Yeah, but you'd be a grouchy bear with no lights to read or do handwork by! Papa Pea has no fear of heights so the "upper story" work isn't a problem for him.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-12627911222318006452013-12-09T17:44:24.748-06:002013-12-09T17:44:24.748-06:00Papa Pea can always come here and shovel our snow....Papa Pea can always come here and shovel our snow. He won't even need to use a ladder.<br />I've always wanted to set some solar panels up and take advantage of all that free power but we can't afford the set up yet. Someday.Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-2610431475765331432013-12-09T17:15:19.588-06:002013-12-09T17:15:19.588-06:00See ya in a few weeks!See ya in a few weeks!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-57949683876760980002013-12-09T16:17:05.405-06:002013-12-09T16:17:05.405-06:00Oh I'm so glad all of ours are at ground level...Oh I'm so glad all of ours are at ground level!! We are out there bright and early the morning after the snow and get them puppies cleared off quick like!! Can't waste the sun!! aka: I HATE the generator - it's expensive!!!!!!!Freedom Acres Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606668264641600520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-41648033921352240102013-12-09T14:41:59.162-06:002013-12-09T14:41:59.162-06:00Wonder if there is a no stick spray coating you co...Wonder if there is a no stick spray coating you could put on the panels? Pam, Olive Oil????? Maybe. No way would I climb the ladder, I would just become a bear and hibernate until Spring.Tombstone Livestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022776395762826903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-75047617442765830262013-12-09T13:59:01.933-06:002013-12-09T13:59:01.933-06:00DFW - It's funny. I can climb a tall, tall la...DFW - It's funny. I can climb a tall, tall ladder to paint or whatever but being up on a roof to do work (even if the pitch isn't steep) really stresses me out. I wonder if it has something to do with the tilted angle causing my equilibrium to go wonky? Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-71876071110523463522013-12-09T13:55:34.984-06:002013-12-09T13:55:34.984-06:002 Tramps - I tell ya, if it isn't solar panels...2 Tramps - I tell ya, if it isn't solar panels, it's the satellite dish! Winter really does present us with all these little quirky problems, doesn't it?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-6226190562545516482013-12-09T13:53:50.077-06:002013-12-09T13:53:50.077-06:00Carolyn - Papa Pea is tying his extension ladder o...Carolyn - Papa Pea is tying his extension ladder on top of the Suburban right now and is heading your way to help out. (Hee-hee.)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-12295685434669242502013-12-09T13:52:34.940-06:002013-12-09T13:52:34.940-06:00Susan - So you can say your chickens are on a self...Susan - So you can say your chickens are on a self-sufficient, energy efficient alternative system, eh?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-66875718533473124772013-12-09T13:42:32.074-06:002013-12-09T13:42:32.074-06:00That looks like a really cold job. Plus I've b...That looks like a really cold job. Plus I've become afraid of heights in my old age.DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-25005411191412680072013-12-09T13:29:14.799-06:002013-12-09T13:29:14.799-06:00No solar here (yet...) but I do climb a ladder to ...No solar here (yet...) but I do climb a ladder to get the snow off the satellite dish. With all the snow we had Friday I thought I would have to head outside to clean the dish off but the snow was so fine and light due to the extreme cold that it didn't stick on the dish - lucky me!2 Trampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721390235821161265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-19099681872194664232013-12-09T12:33:14.460-06:002013-12-09T12:33:14.460-06:00The solar panel on the chicken coop has been cover...The solar panel on the chicken coop has been covered since Thursday. But there ain't no way I'm climbing up there to get it cleared....biddies just going to have to live without their nightlight.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-92197371875025497752013-12-09T12:01:47.549-06:002013-12-09T12:01:47.549-06:00(Eek! My comment disappeared!) I can so relate -...(Eek! My comment disappeared!) I can so relate - I had to drag out my little step stool and the whisk broom to brush off MY solar panel. On the motion detector spot light on the coop. Heehee. That is one TALL ladder!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.com