The Snow finally went away at CHV After several days of snow, and ice, it finally melted. Now it is just raining. With the wind and grey weather, we feel like we're back to Seattle. La neige a finallement fondu sur CHV Après plusieurs jours de neige et de gel, tout a finallement fondu. Maintenant […]

More Snow on CHV Well, after a nice dry and warm (30°F) New Year Eve, we got 8" of snow last night and it is still snowing as we speak. It'll stop later this afternoon as the temperature is supposed to get down to 20°F. We have already cleaned the snow of the solar panels […]

Happy New Year from the Gadsden Hotel We spent New Year Eves at the Gadsden Hotel and consequently spent the night there. Very Nice, especially for the price. Happy New Year to All, may your wished come true in the year 2019! Heureuse Nouvelle Année depuis le Gadsden Hotel Nous avons passé le réveillon de […]

Snow...Day 3 The snow froze Yesterday but is slowly melting as the temperature slowly gets back up from 25°F last night to 32°F. No frozen pipes, that's a relief. Animals seems OK too, that's another relief. Unfortunately next year (meaning this coming Tuesday), the temperature will drop down to 15°F for several days in a […]

It is snowing at CHV We got another 3" of snow last night, and it might stick around this time as it is only 28°F now with a max of 36°F this afternoon. I don't mind the snow as it protects the vines from freezing, but the solar panels do mind it. With 3" of […]

A white Christmas We wake up this morning only to see that it snowed during the night. 3" in Height, not in length or in width, in height!! Un Noel blanc Nous nous sommes réveillés ce matin pour découvrir qu'il avait neigé toute la nuit. A peu près 8cm de neige partout, pas en longueur […]

Merry Christmas From CHV We want to wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of our heart! That's no Bla-Bla, but this year has been very interesting and we feel like we're on the top of the world... Joyeux Noel, Nous voulons vous souhaiter un Joyeux Noel de tout notre coeur! Ce n'est pas […]

A snake in the garden... We had the surprise to hear Diva barking...at a rattlesnake which was doing a racket. We had rattlesnake before and Diva always barks at them, so what's wrong with this picture? First, we are in December and it is cold, like in the mid thirties...Snake are supposed to be sleeping […]

Thanksgiving at CHV As appetizers, we had pepperoncini peppers stuffed with blue cheese, brioche with goat cheese camembert and rhubarb jelly, brioche toasts with shrimps and eggs, with Mumm's champagne. For the main dish, turkey legs rolled with chard, and a salad of greens with broccoli, beans and beets, cranberry sauce, and gravy, served with […]

Training on car opening: Portal Fire Department had a training with Rodeo Fire Department on how to open a car in an accident. They got new toys (tools) and we got to play with them all morning on old cars. Fun!   Formation sur comment ouvrir une voiture: Le département des pompiers de Portal a […]