had our longest boil of the year yesterday. a good 9 hours. had sap from friday/ saturday's run to boil. that combined with a very strong run yesterday kept us busy all day. nitre is becoming a real PITA. sap testing 1.8%. the 10 day looks real good. We're getting a new GSP puppy Friday. sure hope he likes the sugar house, cuz it looks like he's going to be spending some time in there with me over the weekend!