Global Warming

It's hard to believe that it's February! In Nebraska! It was 63 degrees yesterday, and I actually opened a couple of windows.

It was so nice last night, with an almost-full moon, that we engaged in one of our favorite activities -- a backyard campfire. We're not sure it's entirely legal, but it sure is pleasant. There's something about that pleasantness, though, that always keeps us up way too late.

One of the things we did while enjoying the warmth was call our friend Herb at the Little Farm (in NW Missouri). As luck would have it, pal Chaz was there visiting, so we got to chat with him, too.

One of my fondest desires is to have an outdoor kitchen, and a few friends who know what they're doing (like Herb and Chaz) might be able to make that a reality. The centerpiece will, of course, be a brick oven. What I'm wanting is a bona fide wood cookstove outdoors, but it has to be made of something that can withstand the weather. You can see in the kitty video here that we actually have a wood cookstove, but it can't be hooked up here; and it's cast iron, so it won't work outdoors either. I'm going to do some looking on the Web today and see if I can find plans for such a thing.