riding it out
After the fire was lit, and a strong cup of coffee downed, I bundled up and headed out. Sunday mornings are the heaviest work time at the farm. With a 9-5 job during the week, this is when I have the most free time to take care of bigger jobs. It's when fresh straw is bedded, and fifty-pound bags of grain and feed are hauled out of the back of the Subaru to refill the metal rat-proof cans. I also bought extra straw, and had a new mineral block for the sheep to set out. So between the extra goods, heavy snow, wind, and foot on the ground already - I had my morning work cut out for me, but I want to know every creature is as comfortable as it can be during weather like this.
When I did come back indoors to start making breakfast and baking my sunday bread, the dogs were curled up and in deep sleep. Annie was on the couch, her black fur warmed from the fire. Jazz prefers the bed, since it smells like me and it's where he prefers to stretch out. A sleeping husky is pure peace. Unless a harness was in their immediate future they had no interest in going back out into that garbage. I don't blame them. That's Jazz in the photo, when you come back into your cabin, covered in ice, shivering for the fire, and see a putz like that, you can't help but laugh. Jazz rides out this life better than most.
Also - Happy Solstice to all! It's officially winter here, and I think this weekend is a heck of a birthday party for the new light coming into our lives. The days will start to get longer, and before you know it mud season will be getting our cars stuck in ditches. Here here. And I hope everyone has a safe and warm holiday, whereever you are. I'll be traveling for the Holdiays, going back to PA. But when I come back there will be a little book tour and some New Year's resolutions to see too. I hope to meet some of you at the Northshire Event on Jan 9th, or down in Troy or Albany.
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We are starting in with the wind up here and both Corgi girls are oofing at the new noises (first winter in this house).
My husband loves the idea of your were rooster and if he breeds true, we want one!!!
You paint a mighty cozy picture, girl. Lovely.
Up here in NE Minnesota our snow stopped sometime in the middle of the night . . . about 8" of new stuff this morning on everything. Husband is shoveling off the roof . . . again. Now a moaning wind is picking up and I can feel it seeping in when I walk by a window.
Good day to sit by the wood stove and finish that last handwork project for Christmas.
Good morning!
Looks like your book has really caught on. Found this short video online about your success. You are about 15 seconds in.
http://tinyurl.com/jenna-caf
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Is that mounted deer wearing a scarf? Love it! :-D
Blessed Solstice by the way!
You give me hope for the world. We need more like you. Have a Merry Christmas.
yeah, i knit that scarf myself! that's stew, the deer.
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