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Here are a few shots this morning. See how the sheep line up at the snow bar for a lick. They have plenty of good clean water and they still love fresh snow! Wetherby was on a mission to come see me for a chin scratch!
It is still snowing. There is a cold front moving in with a burst of snow ahead of it and then wind and cold temperatures. Yippee!
Sunday’s fun to follow later on…..
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This afternoon we snomobiled the trails from the farm to Keene to have a bite to eat at Chili’s and then come home, about 50 miles round trip. We knew the riding wouldn’t be the best, despite all the snow we just got, but it was a fun ride anyway. The ride started out warm, in the 30’s, some sun. We snomobiled over hill and dale, crossing multiple and difficult water bars with some great spurts of open fields and railroad beds. Actually half the trip to Keene is on former railroad beds and as we neared the city there were more and more people using the trails; walking, cross country skiing, even running. We rode by a young fellow walking with a rifle slung over his shoulder headed up a hill. Perhaps rabbit hunting or maybe going to target shoot. We rode by these ice climbers on the rail bed.
We had a bite to eat and drink at Chili’s and then headed home about 4PM. The cold front pushed in and wow did the snow fly! It was wild. We stopping in town in the field overlooking the CT River as we had on the way to Keene. The moon was rising,the snow whipped across the field, the wind was howling. Loved every minute of it. We arrived back at the farm at 6ish. All in all a great afternoon!
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The comment posted below under “Hard Drive…Shame On You” has spurred me to share a post which I wrote weeks ago but never put forth to you. Blogging is a personal thing and it’s fun. I enjoy sharing daily news and other stuff with you. Us bloggers know this! In fact I want to start a once in a while giveaway for fiber related things I no longer need or can use; no not my drum carder(silly you), no not my needle collection, no not my sheep (way silly you)! But maybe a funky spindle or some yarn, you know, fun stuff! Maybe even some grape jam! But what the heck! How can I play if you don’t step up to the plate?! It takes two to tango! I haven’t figured out the giveaway just yet but when I do you’ll be the ones to know it. It will be simple and easy and everyone will know who gets the givaway. So anyway here’s what I wrote weeks ago….
Hey all you quiet watchers and friends….I know you are out there! You read my blog, you tell me so via emails and such, but very few of you comment. Did you know you can? Did you know a blogger loves to know you are out there? All you have to do (and mind you, I am not demanding it, but perhaps you don’t know this) is click on the word “comments” at the bottom of any post and follow the prompts…fire away and I’d love to hear from you. It’s safe and a fun way to stay in touch. I know you are out there! (<:
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My hard drive took a vacation, bad hard drive….back at it Monday night, I hope.
I have things to share and they will JUST have to wait!
Check back Tuesday!!!
xxoo
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Back to the lookout today for our first fire. We stacked the wood to burn next winter and then started a fire with the dead wood and branches that Jack had cut so far, Before too long it was a nice warm fire. The snow fell all day today, not much accumulation but in such a gentle, all day kind of way.
Down below the church bell in the village chimed, woodpeckers and chickadees worked their way around us. It was so relaxing. I find that spending time like we did today, basically mindless and stress-free, opens the mind and frees it up when it next needs to work. Tonight marks the 10th day we have run one of our two fireplaces, this which is in the center of the house. It was a cold snap and the price of oil has been so high and we managed to heat 4 of our 9 rooms with wood for 10 days. Mind you, this is NOT the way to burn wood to heat a house but it was a fun and a priceless venture seeing as we cut the wood here ourselves. Happy to save a few bucks on fuel oil. So fire, yes, it’s relaxing!
