Week of 2/17/25
This week Monday Fed. 17th came in very cold and windy. All the cows came down off the Ridge this morning to shelter in and around the buildings, so I got them all in the yard and locked them in then cut out a thin cow and tow calves we didn’t get last fall. As well as a cow with a new calf. I then went up to Teds and got the loader tractor back that I had too up last week for some repair. I then took up hay in the afternoon for the cows on the ridge as they went back up as the sun had warmed up and the wind died down.
Tuesday came in colder yet with a -21 below zero. After doing the morning shores I went to the Platteville AT&T office to get a telephone bill straightened out. They had been taking money out of our bank account for over 2 years for telephone services but we never had an account with them and never got any cell phone service from them. After spending about 3 hours there the manager finally got through to somebody high enough to do something they promised we will get all of our money back, over $1,400. On the way back home we stopped in Monfort and had lunch. It was now well after 1 in the afternoon.
Wednesday morning was still very cold at -10 and cloudy, so it felt even colder. I had an eye appointment at the V.A. Hospital in Madison at 12:30 for my 6 month eye checkup. Everything still looks good with my eyes. On the way back home I stopped in Dodgeville to do our shopping in the evening. I was starting to get a sore throat.
On Thursday morning again it was cold with a low of -6 but with a bright sun it warmed up nicely to 24. I now had a cold, and it kept getting worse during the day, so I stayed in and made some calls to bookstores.
Friday also has a low of -6 and with the bright sun got up to 26. By now I was feeling very sick and to keep warm after chores I stayed in the house and wrapped in a blanket by the wood stove.
Saturday was a bit warmer with a low of 3 and getting up to 30. I was still very sick and now Ruth was starting to get a sore throat. Travis, a friend from Avoca stopped in and we had a good syrup sale. Otherwise both Ruth and I stayed in close to the fire. So ended a very cold week.
-Helmuth Krause
