brad - i was at Brigham and Womens' - good visit- boston roads and traffic are never good - crazy that some people do that battle every day.

we had our first boil last night - after rinsing membrane, we started crunching 1000 gal of sap. a few start up hiccups, but managed to sweeten pans and draw off a couple gallons. have another 1500 gallons to get through tomorrow. State inspector coming tomorrow. like checking in with Vicki - but don't have much syrup to show her yet.