{"id":2160,"date":"2022-01-10T02:41:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T02:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2022-03-04T23:36:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T23:36:54","slug":"of-ice-and-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melamb.com\/?p=2160","title":{"rendered":"Of Ice and Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Progress on The Estate halted somewhat, out of necessity, for the extended Holiday season and the coming of winter!   Good times were spent up North and with Friends and Family as the world quietly froze around us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_134536-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_134536-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2164\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_134536-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2164\" class=\"wp-image-2164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_134536-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_134536-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_134536-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_134536-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_094603-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_094603-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2163\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_094603-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2163\" class=\"wp-image-2163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_094603-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_094603-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_094603-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211209_094603-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211211_153232-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211211_153232-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2165\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211211_153232-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2165\" class=\"wp-image-2165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211211_153232-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211211_153232-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211211_153232-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211211_153232-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_155427-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_155427-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2161\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_155427-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2161\" class=\"wp-image-2161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_155427-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_155427-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_155427-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_155427-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_160502-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_160502-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2162\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_160502-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2162\" class=\"wp-image-2162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_160502-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_160502-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_160502-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211216_160502-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We spent Christmas in Ohio, wearing T-shirts outside!  After a week away, we return in the darkness to an exciting new world, adorned in shimmering white by a series of ice and snow storms.  Socket boldly steps into his first experience of real snow, Ho Ho!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171523-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171523-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2187\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171523-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2187\" class=\"wp-image-2187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171523-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171523-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171523-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171523-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171602-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171602-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2189\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171602-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2189\" class=\"wp-image-2189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171602-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171602-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171602-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171602-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171634-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171634-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2191\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2191\" class=\"wp-image-2191\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171924-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171924-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2178\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171924-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2178\" class=\"wp-image-2178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171924-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171924-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171924-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_171924-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172407-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172407-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2180\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172407-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2180\" class=\"wp-image-2180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172407-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172407-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172407-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172407-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172630-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172630-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2183\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172630-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2183\" class=\"wp-image-2183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172630-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172630-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172630-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172630-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172811-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172811-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2186\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172811-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2186\" class=\"wp-image-2186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172811-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172811-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172811-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_172811-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_182928-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_182928-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2166\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_182928-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2166\" class=\"wp-image-2166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_182928-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_182928-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_182928-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211227_182928-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the bright beauty of the following day, we survey the damage and begin gleefully shoveling. (Not Everyone hates shoveling!) Natures&#8217; most exciting design, with a little help from physics, is a 2 ft long snow curl extending off the high roof and pointing icicle daggers back at the upstairs windows!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130138-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130138-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2200\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130138-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2200\" class=\"wp-image-2200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130138-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130138-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130138-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130138-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_124017-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_124017-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2199\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_124017-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2199\" class=\"wp-image-2199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_124017-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_124017-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_124017-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_124017-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130146-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130146-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2201\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130146-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2201\" class=\"wp-image-2201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130146-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130146-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130146-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130146-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130205-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130205-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2202\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130205-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2202\" class=\"wp-image-2202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130205-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130205-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130205-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130205-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130451-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130451-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2173\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130451-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2173\" class=\"wp-image-2173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130451-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130451-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130451-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211228_130451-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, we do not fear the arrival of winter, we celebrate it!  With ice dancing, cross-country skiing, Tiny Snowmen, and FIRE!  Oh, and speaking of fire&#8230;the new hearth for our wood stove is almost done&#8230;time to get back in the Groove!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220107_120532-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220107_120532-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2203\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220107_120532-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=2203\" class=\"wp-image-2203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220107_120532-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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