unhappy ducks on a snow day

they were so upset, and kept running back up the hill into the duck room.......so i was up and down the hill after them....who said ducks don't give you good exercise.....?
meanwhile spring cleaning continues....
i did however spend most of the day either running after errant ducks or washing dishes by hand,...now i actually like washing dishes, give me my gloves and i'm good to go.......
but i have to wear gloves or in about 5 minutes i am in misery with my hands. i think i'm allergic to the dishwashing liquid
so today i got to move some odds and ends around in the living/dining room
then if i can i need to reorganize and inventory the first of the two commercial pantry shelves. i need to do the canning pantry too but that may have to wait until warmer weather.......(they are in the basement so i like to do it when it's hot out....i stay cool that way)
meanwhile i am trying to get the woodstove to at least get enough of a fire for this morning, as it's still about 39 out but i am not getting draft

oh i tried the puffed millet this morning, it's good but it takes some getting used to.....it's a texture thing.

on sunday, we took the four new large planters out on the deck and started to set them up. i got one filled with potting soil so i planted chard in it.....i will also put some spinach in it for now..... followed by lettuces
the others will have a center plant of either a tomato, pepper or small patio cuc, and mix the other plantings with petunias and salad greens
i should put a potato plant in one but i don't want to have to keep filling it with dirt all season....not on the deck.

the snow is mostly melted off the roads etc. there is still a good amount of white on the 'grass'- i saw the garlic sprouts poking through it defiantly.
the ducks still won't be happy but they shouldn't be as UNHAPPY as yesterday.
although the girls will enjoy eating ice chips and snow.....they love that almost as much as worms!

i don't know what to make for supper tonight, last night was cream of tomato soup and egg salad sandwitches on toast .....it's a perfect meal for that kind of night.
i added an egg and shredded cheddar cheese to the tomato soup and then some milk or cream. i sorta cheated and used campbells.......as i need to can tomato soup this summer.
anyway i am not sure what i should make tonight.....
i wish i had lamb......
grilled lamb chops with a salad and rice pilaf sounds good but i don't have lamb
and it's so expensive in the stores for really bad tasting lamb.

i keep dreaming of my supper salads, so i really am not thinking in terms of regular suppers lately
i am also missing my home canned chicken breast.......we ran out of that too.
gees i need a good sale at the provisioner to stock up and can about 80 pounds

i am pleased (and warm) to announce i got the woodstove cooking good now....
i'm going to add a few big logs and call it a day when they burn down.
it's supposed to go up to 50-ish today... way too hot to get good draft
it makes me wonder how on earth a person could keep a wood cookstove going?
i still think we're going to get a duel fuel furnace eventually and ditch the oil furnace, it's a shame cause that one is brand new, maybe we'll sell it on craigslist?
but the more i think about it the more i think we need to get a duel fuel.
although i worry about when i'm even older and can't load it.
the big hoppers will go 72 hours per load but maybe in a couple years they will go a week?

anyway.......these are some of the things we're talking about this week around here....
on the way to making decisions and such....it takes us a while to talk about things, then research, then do for it
years sometimes
(except with that kitchen deal.... please......that is a thorn in my side)

ok everyone ttyl