Getting Your Home Ready For Winter—Part 1: The Furnace

Happy Autumn! My greeting is a bit belated (the first “official” day of fall was Saturday), but this is the first full weekend of fall, so better late than never–welcome to fall. I mentioned that the first “official” day of the season was Saturday, but here in Wisconsin some may argue that autumn has been well under way for a while now. For the past few days the temperatures have been in the 50s and 60s and there have been multiple nights where the National Weather Service has issued freeze and frost advisories as temperatures plummeted in the 30s. Needless … Continue reading

Tips For Winterizing Your Backyard

Don’t let the title of this blog depress you. I don’t know where you live, but I reside in the Upper Midwest and for the last two days it has been storming and in the 50’s. So much for Indian summer. (Actually, it is supposed to be back in the 70’s by the end of the week.) Needless to say, today’s weather has me thinking about switching the house from summer to winter mode. Well, at least the backyard. I can’t help but cringe at the sight of the grill, lawn furniture, and plastic pool and think that in a … Continue reading