The Otter Creek Redneck | All about being a real redneck.

12 Feb 2019

Where’s the Road?

by rsimpson | posted in: Nature, Redneck, Weather, Winter | 0

Sometimes when you live in rural Wisconsin and you go to work in the morning, you’re just not sure where the road is because it’s completely covered with several inches of new snow.

7 Feb 2019

Hauling Hay in the Winter

by rsimpson | posted in: Farming, Winter | 0

Last weekend, we went to visit LeAnne’s sister in Mondovi and brought home a small load of really nice grassy hay for the horses.

1 Feb 2019

Really F’In Cold!!!

by rsimpson | posted in: Outdoor, Redneck, Trucks, Weather, Winter | 0

It’s been really frickin’ cold here in Otter Creek. We had lows in the minus 30+ below zero and wind chills pushing minus 60 below zero. Look below and you’ll see that we almost ran out of thermometer! I can … Continued

24 Jan 2019

Old Fashioned Hot Chocolate

by rsimpson | posted in: Winter | 0

OK – It’s really cold! Who wants to make old-fashioned #homemade hot chocolate? Here’s my wife’s recipe for her yummy hot chocolate: 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup cocoa dash of salt 1 1/2 cups water 4 cups milk 1/4 to … Continued

27 Dec 2018

Poppa Bear Norton and “The Ice Shack Song”

by rsimpson | posted in: Beer, Fishing, Outdoor, Winter | 0

This has got to be the best ice fishing song ever written!