tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500153843712374109.post4573889925186889835..comments2023-05-20T04:30:11.659-07:00Comments on The Happy Trappers 2 Sixth Year: Banking up the Cabin, Lake Edges still open, Scalloped PotatoesBryan and Vikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01921777383881430654noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500153843712374109.post-62236331361566237602012-11-28T14:20:09.372-08:002012-11-28T14:20:09.372-08:00I remember "helping" Dad bank up our hou...I remember "helping" Dad bank up our house in the fifties too.Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500153843712374109.post-47870818728033066452012-11-27T10:40:00.228-08:002012-11-27T10:40:00.228-08:00I simply LOVE your new header with the ice frozen ...I simply LOVE your new header with the ice frozen on top of rocks and like chandeliers along the edge of the ice!Allmyckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618880904953965190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500153843712374109.post-18516603869912890852012-11-27T08:02:43.105-08:002012-11-27T08:02:43.105-08:00I like the little cooking tips and recipes you inc...I like the little cooking tips and recipes you include in your posts. A little variety provides a big boost to moral and well-being when one is isolated from social contact.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500153843712374109.post-44534603664571797552012-11-26T18:29:15.954-08:002012-11-26T18:29:15.954-08:00That reminds me of my early days on the prairies o...That reminds me of my early days on the prairies of southern Minnesota. The farmers would all stack hay bales around their base of their houses and up a few rows on the North and West sides to protect against the long winter winds from the Dakotas. Of course that made for good mouse habitat as well. The other guideline was that you needed a pile of firewood the size of your house to make it through the winter. In the late 1800's there were not all that many trees to burn so farmer's would make do by burning well-dried cow pies. The potatoes look great!Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606166473683076046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500153843712374109.post-39570766867253823962012-11-26T16:08:24.899-08:002012-11-26T16:08:24.899-08:00My aunt used to live in Massachussetts, and they b...My aunt used to live in Massachussetts, and they banked their home, too.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com