The Barn by Ralph Hagen for September 24, 2020

It took me three years to add up to a single month of summer in Alberta. I left before I could get a full 3 months out of it.

When I lived in Winterburn where this strip takes place there were still snowbanks in May.

I use a microwave oven to soften it, but I can see how getting enough extension cords out to the meadow might be prohibitively expensive.

Nice way of putting it.

Back when I actually did that, I scraped thin little slivers of the butter off the stick. Spread much easier that way…

True.. but only in the time before refrigeration/air-conditioning.

Been there. Done that.

Too true, unless if you have a French butter keeper.

A couple of days late but OK…

Yeah, we have had snow here in North Idaho in June, and one time, in July.

I just leave it in the cupboard. It’s always nicely spreadable.

That is true. If you don’t have heat in your house.