And some photos

 I’m here. We went out to the farm store today (new stock tank heater for the big tub of water that serves as insulation over the too-shallow portion of the drain pipe for the sump pump- this solution suggested by a plumber) and squirrel feed and a new large crockpot to cook the turkey breast 

 

And some new net lights. These are distressingly fragile; I don’t know if the wiring breaks or a fuse gets blown but often they only light up on half after being stored for a year. But we pieced together enough with the new ones and the ones that still worked and a couple single strands