3 Day weekend and the deep freeze

The snow did some melting on Friday, conveniently creating a sea of ice wherever it melted.  Now we are in the deep freeze.  It was -8 this morning when I went out to do chores, and I put that off until a little after 7 so that I would have daylight.  Brrr.  This is when [...]

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Let there be light, please

Last night we had a nice evening at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta at the Civic Center.  John kindly did afternoon chores for me, and when I got home I took 5 minutes to wash my face and take a few breaths, then we headed off for the big city. Of course, the [...]

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Thanksgiving 2011

The storm yesterday didn’t hit us as hard as we thought it might, but we still ended up with about 4″ of snow which turned crunchy and icy overnight.  The day has been beautifully bright and I am taking my time with the meal preparations.  We are going to celebrate this evening with our elderly [...]

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The Girls are back :*)

Wasn’t really planning on getting them home until the weekend, but the coming of a storm with a possible 8″ of snow, we decided to load them up and cart them home this afternoon.  Our son was a champ, skipping over right from work.  I had hurried home and gone down to get the ewes [...]

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Waiting for the Nor’Easter

It’s a waiting game right now.  We are scheduled to have 3-6″ of wet snow come in tonight.  It’s even beginning to cloud up right now.  I am guessing that the pasture won’t look like this tomorrow! We have not seen the end of the breeding season yet and really do not want to take [...]

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Knitting, vacation and more snow

Vacation week can almost be considered over.  After a fantastic start with a wonderful day of shearing and good company this past Sunday, I have spent the rest of the week at home with a head cold on top of an upper respiratory I already had.  Nice to be able to hang out and recuperate, [...]

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Catch-up

It’s been insane around here this past week and it has definitely kept me from getting a blog post up.  Last Sunday I got hit in the eye and ended up sitting in the dark for 3 days while that abrasion healed… there is nothing like an eye injury to make you appreciate how much [...]

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Early morning chores and flurries

Tuesdays are early days for me and the chore routine.  I have to be at work by 7 a.m., so the outdoor gear has to start going on by 5:15 at the latest.  It’s dark.  And cold.  Today was the second day in a row that we had zero degrees or lower.  This morning felt [...]

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A little goatie snack

One of the things we love doing after the holidays are over is giving the cut Christmas trees to our goats.  They love them!  When we actually have a tree we share it, and we frequently get a tree or two from friends.  The 14 foot beast that we had in our living room was [...]

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Baby it’s cold outside!

Brrr, but clear and beautiful.  I went out this evening to do chores and didn’t even need my headlamp, the moon was so bright.  It’s only about 5 degrees F right now, and it is supposed to get down below zero tonight.  And then a crazy warm storm moves in tomorrow and into Wednesday, with [...]

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