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I am joking but not complaining. What we lose in the Spring we make up for it with a spectacular Autumn and most years a very acceptable summer. Just need to get through mud and bug seasons.

Make the most of it We will get two days of Spring then turn on the AC until September.

Hollis is one of the most desirable towns in southern NH.

This story made the Boston channel 5 11pm news.

I suddenly cant control my fingers, cant control my brain.

We have a flock of around 50 that hang out in our yard and roost in the trees along our driveway. We live on a road that is busy at commute times and the turkeys choose this time (basically dawn and dusk) to cross this road. In all the years they have been doing this we have only had to bury one turkey because for the most part people are kind and slow down and stop to let them cross the road.

Getting huge branches off the pine trees, have not hit anything critical yet.

I see people from the southern states saying they would like NH but they cant deal with the winters. Sure it snows and sometimes it snows a lot but dealing with the snow is a small price to pay for these postcard picture scenes of this beautiful winter wonderland.

It is rare that I can find everything I want in one store. So my typical weekly grocery trip starts with Whole Foods, then Hannafords, then Trader Joes and last stop at Market Basket. At any one place you might think I was not buying much.

Looks good but needs lights.

Look on the bright side. In about a week the sunset will be one minute later almost every day and by the end of January sunset will be close to 5pm.

We had flying squirrels and bats in our attic a few years ago. When it got very hot or very cold they would occasionally migrate through various cavities into the main house where the temperature was controlled. We had to buy a large net to grab them. Eventually we hired a crew that went around the roof edge sealing up any openings and installing a one-way exit ( a mesh tube about 6 inches long). At dusk we sat in my truck in the driveway and watched them all exit and their frustration at not being able to get back in (nowhere to land). They made such a mess in the attic that we had all of the insulation removed and replaced. Total cost was around $10k. Best to fix this problem early.

In addition to making sure the door seals are in place I would install a curtain rod above the door and in winter close a pair of heavy curtains. The process is easier if the rod you use has a cord operated mechanism that opens/close both side at the same time. We have this arrangement for some sliding doors and it makes a noticeable difference on cold days. We just close them at night.

Dunstable is a small quiet town in MA that has a border with Nashua, Tynsgborough, Pepperell, Groton. Easy access to Nashua for shopping, MHT and BOS airports. Good school system shared with Groton. More cows than people.

Winter is either 6 months (Nov thru April) or 2 months (Jan & Feb) depending on whether you are a pessimist or an optimist. For most of us the winter just drags on too long. You get to January with no major snow/ice and you think hey, this is not so bad. Eight weeks later after a foot of snow every other day you will be wondering if the winter will ever end. Come March your attitude will be who cares, it will all be gone in a few weeks. The town road crews do a great job. It can snow a blizzard overnight and by the next morning the main roads are plowed and people are going about their day as usual. A few times a year (summer or winter) you will wish you had a generator.