Nelson Family 2021 to present

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Blizzard of 2026

They hyped up a big spring snow storm. We only got around 6" last night, but today it's going to snow all day and high winds/blizzard.

Saturday before the storm, we went to Riverfall Wisconsin for their potato soup festival. We went around to 15 businesses all off Main Street to eat soup and have a few adult beverages. Such a fun day. At the end, everyone met at the park to find out who was the soup winner and to draw names for the prizes. They were giving away gift card from $300 to $30 and I received a $40 gift card to Tatersall.

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Maple Syrup

We have 2 maple trees in our yard. We bought the supplies yesterday. Tappers, buckets with lids and a drill bit. Set up it late yesterday and got at least a gallon of sap from the front tree. Not much from the back tree as the drill ran out of power and we didn't get the tapper in 2 to 2-1/2 inches. We have enough to start the maple syrup making process.

Now to read up on the process!

Boil to 219+F.. It takes a long time!

Had to switch up from a hot plate that wasn't getting hot enough to a propane camping stove. I also boiled more sap that was collected from both trees. Probably another gallon and added that to the sap on the stove. I'm hoping that I can finish a batch tonight. Still at 200+F and boiling off the water. It's slightly amber in color. Once the 219 temp is reached. I need to filter off the sugar sand through a coffee filter into a bottle. Sooo looking forward to having pancakes and homemade maple syrup tomorrow morning.