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Monday Drivel

I'll guess you won't be surprised when I tell you that it is still cold here.

And Sunday graced us with more snow.

Which we needed...

just to top off all the ice.

Every step we take outside is treacherous.

I can't tell you how many falls I have had in the past week.

So many I am thinking of changing my name to Grace (sorry Grace)!

The goats come out of their houses only to eat...

and skate on the top of the frozen ice-covered snow.

Luckily, we are all still in one piece.

Grazing our way through the winter.

Hay for horses...

Monster popovers for humans!

We've been spending as much time by the fire as possible.

Which is great, because lots of knitting is being done.

This farmgirl scarf was a gift for a friend.

(It has no ends to get caught in farm equipment...hence the name.)

This piece will become a headband like the one pictured...

I am doing my own interpretation, however...with a cable added.

So life continues with a quiet rhythm...

tending to the needs of the animals, household chores, cooking, knitting.

And although we usually think of winter as a time of rest...

gearing up for the business of spring and summer gardening and outdoor chores...

I have to say...this winter has been rather exhausting!

I'm still not complaining, though.

All of this cold and snow and ice will make Spring all the more lovely to behold

when she finally arrives.
The days are getting longer and birdsong once again fills the morning air...
so it won't be long!

Even the guineas (with the exception of one) have had enough winter.

They spend their time in one of the chicken coops.

(Driving the hens mad with their infernal noise!)

PS: love the chicken waterers...since we installed them,

we no longer get flocks of wild birds roosting in the henhouse.

They cannot drink from the waterers due to their height.

And I believe it was water they were after.

The only drawback to these waterers is the fact that they do tend to drip a little,

so there is always a wet spot beneath them.

I have installed a rubber stall mat on the floor of the henhouse to keep this

moisture from rotting the floor.

Otherwise...a big win!

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