Minus Seven

The new year arrived with sub-zero temperatures. This makes for hard times at The Homestead. The place is hard to heat . . . to say the least . . . and, at seven below, it takes a lot of effort to maintain fifty degree temps inside the house. Without the effort, it is mostly in the thirties indoors. Now, Rural Ways has a "Hard A," but even we don't like using the bathroom when the potty is frozen. The trick that seems to work the best is to aim an electric hair dryer at the base of the toilet until the plumbing is warm enough to make the water flow again.