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FTV: Papin Road

       One of my favorite Steve Earl songs is Copperhead Road.  If I had an ounce of song writing ability in me, I would put the Earl touch on a tune called Papin Road, but I don’t.  Everytime I drive down that stretch of gravel road, Earl’s song pops into my head.  That name no […]

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FTV: Ode to a Monarch

     In the summer of 2025, we said ‘good bye’ to a Monarch.  No, not the royal kind.  I am talking about our trusty Monarch wood burning furnace.  They discontinued making these amazing units some time ago, but we were blessed to have had such a reliable workhorse of a heating unit for 46 winters.  Perhaps […]

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AstroCal – August 2025

     By mid-August, we will be halfway between the Summer Solstice and Autumnal Equinox.  The hours of the day will be decreasing toward the 12 hours of daylight / 12 hours of darkness that marks the Equinox (translated as ‘Equal Night’).  On the plus side, the land and water of the northern hemisphere have now absorbed […]

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AstroCal – July 2025

AstroCal – July 2025        On the morning of July 1, 2025, Venus will be shining brightly in the eastern sky in the hour before sunrise.  Shining at magnitude -4-4, it will not be hard to find.  On July 4, the much dimmer object just 2.4 degrees above Venus will be Uranus.  Jupiter (mag -1.9) […]

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