Black's Cliff Blog "2009" Blog Entries

Excerpt: When there is snow on the walkway on Monday morning it is time to go back inside and light a fire We still have openings for both this weekend and Thanksgiving. Save More does a wonderful job on a pick it up Thanksgiving dinner if anyone wants to make their life very easy and escape the relatives... Read more

Excerpt: Poe would like to report that light snow is falling in the Northwoods. It has been a light and steady snowfall that has covered the ground. Conditions look great for heading off and playing in the woods or digging through the snow to hide a pig's ear For those who can not get enough of the snow falling on... Read more

Excerpt: It took me 20 minutes to chisel my car out of the ice, sleet, rain and snow that was encrusted on the windshield. Even after all that I did not have it all off the hood and side windows. I chanced it up to Moto Mart for coffee this morning. Steve was still closed for the holidays at Lifespring... Read more

Excerpt: We did get a little rain on top of our snow this morning. It has been light and we are supposed to get cold and snow on top of it this afternoon and evening. X Country trails should be fine and dandy. They will be grooming and when the cold comes in the conditons should be great. I am sure... Read more

Excerpt: Merry Christmas from our family to yours. The great Christmas storm of 2009 hit and we spent the day plowing and shoveling out. We got about 7 inches or so new snow on top of what we already had. We did receive over night some sleet/rain but not enough to damage the snow we have. The trails in the... Read more

Excerpt: Grandma Millie used to serve these lovely green cookies. I never understood why anyone liked them until I tried them as an adult this year. Taking a bit of them and having the Creme De Menthe is guaranteed to take the edge off any family Christmas. Just hand them a few Creme De Menthe Bon, Bons and see them all... Read more

Excerpt: Woods looking full of snow and tracks in the snow What were the tracks in the snow? No idea, pretty sure they were not Poe looking for a place to use I think this pic depicts the amount of snow in the woods pretty good. Not a ton but plenty to play in. The storm at the end of... Read more

Excerpt: How much snow do we have? Enough, to need a sled to move a big chunk of snow for a snow fort Snow formations coming off the roof Next summer's pine wood for firepits waiting to be chopped The start of a pile for resort wood for Ted and Mark in January Steve and Troy have made a dent... Read more

Excerpt: Yes!! The Mac and the blog are talking in unison!!! I have found my picture files and have Iphoto and exporting to files figured out!! I will work on the size of pics next. Snow on the ground. I have seen ice fishermen out and the local elementary school has a parking lot full of snowmobiles from the 12... Read more

Excerpt: Ok, laugh all you want... why a picture of a boot and nothing else? I took 4 pics this morning this being one of them to experiment with loading on to the Mac, editing, figuring out what folder they were in on the Mac, resizing them for the blog, and finally uploading them. Somewhere in the exporting of them... Read more

Excerpt: I warned ya, the conversion and swearing has commenced. I do like the new Mac, just figuring out all the bells and whistles plus Christmas Shopping and getting cabins ready for Christmas has been a challenge. I will have more time tomorrow, Thursday, to figure out my pictures on to the Mac to do some uploads. In the end the... Read more

Excerpt: The Black's Cliff 2010 Calendar can still be ordered in time for Christmas. It is 25 % off this week. They are regularly 19.99 plus shipping and handling through Walgreens. If you are interested give me a call with your credit card. I can make this order anytime even into January as I do it on an individual basis... Read more