Cold and gray when I got up this morning, 16 degrees. Don’t think anyone will confuse Dayton with Daytona, Florida.
Greg and I had a good walk at the Narrows, everything was a little crisp. but the sun came out. Alleluia.
Went to the maple syrup class at Possum Run. Went with Greg, Pat, and Reinhold. It was a practical overview of the the whole process. Jason, the Possum Run farmer showed us how to do everything from making and casting our own spiles to how to build a homemade cooker to boil the syrup. You do a lot of boiling, takes for 40 to 60 gallons of sap to make a gallon of syrup. The rule of thumb is a tree will make a quart of syrup. We didn’t get to tap any trees for real since it was below freezing. You could split a tree if you put a spile in it when its frozen.
My teeth continue to hurt, Greg says its my sinuses. My sinuses are putting pressure on my teeth. Greg says antihistamine like Benadryl, plus Advil for the pain. I will also be sleeping with a heating pad tonight.
Got a little chance to play the dulcimer. I am getting there.
Saw an item about a StrumStick. Basically it’s a dulcimer in a guitar format. The nice thing is there are no bad notes the frets are places at varying distances so you get a major scale. Pretty cool, might have to invest in one sometime.