Into the woods by 10:30.  Back to house by 5:30.   The evaporator is clean.  Front syrup pan.  Big flue pan.  Arch is swept of ashes.  The pans do not look 35 years old.   If you did not know, you might guess 2 years old.

Tomorrow we bottle the remaining syrup.  The local newspaper wants to come out to do a story on maple syrup.   We told them they missed the season but they want to come anyway.