Today, Friday, the rainy weather cleared and we had a nice sunny, but chilly, day. We had our first hard frost the other night, so, since the weather was better today, John and I decided it was a good time to get the flower beds cleaned out. The frost really did a job on all of the plants, so it was time for them to go.
Since we have closed our business, JD won't be here everyday to fire the outdoor wood stove while we are in Texas. Since we will be heating the house with electric heat while we're gone, we needed to figure out what to do about the stove since it operates with circulating water. He didn't want to empty it and then refill it with water each spring, not to mention the possibility of not getting it completely emptied and end up with a cracked pipe. John decided to go with half antifreeze and half water in the stove, so yesterday he ordered two 55 gallons of antifreeze and today pumped it into the furnace after draining about half of the water. It was a cold job and took most of the day, but now it's done and it shouldn't have to be dealt with again.
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