it's not too cold out but it is still icy when you first step outside
that sort of midwinter chill/thaw icy feeling
i knit a mohair blend scarf for keeping my neck warm when i got and feed the ducks
(for the knitters, it is 'ice queen' from knitty)
i made a second one for me to wear to town, and probably will knit a few more
still no decision on the legal matters against the neighbor.......we are waiting for the judge, who no doubt is about to hand the decision to the clerk as soon as the court is back from the holidays.
i have started to plan this years garden, although i had really hoped that it would be at ANOTHER house
well we'll see what this new year brings won't we
the garden in brief:
more sweet red peppers
not as many tomatoes, and the ones we do have will be two slicers, the rest colored paste tomatoes, black, white, yellow, orange and green
more fresh greens
more winter storage: carrots, leeks, brussels sprouts, cabbage, onions
and a few fruit trees i think
i am thinking of putting in at least an asian pear, a peach, and a cooking pear
along with blueberries
i am also going to try and find somewhere closer to board my sheep and goat
i miss them and can't get out to see them
i was going to see if i could bring them here.....maybe make a paper agreement with the uphill neighbors to 'rent' some space for zoning purposes so i can keep them here
i would need a total of 4 more consecutive acres..... leasing pasture is a time honored endeavor so i think it may be ok.
Thaddeaus is slowly growing his fur back, he looks like a weird unearthly alien bat creature........
calpurrnia is not quite as bald and has striped skin so she still looks normal.
fawn thinned out but never actually lost her coat.
I am so thankful that they are over whatever this was.
The vet is too, as he was worried about thaddeaus as much as i was
the upshot on thaddeaus being sick........he now sleeps BETWEEN bernie and me under the goosedown quilt.......
i do have some pictures of him with his hot pink long john suit on......that helped him alot during the day.
i have to remember to post those pictures later
the chickens are mostly in a molt, except marguerite
who is currently the only one laying
the holiday baking was mostly using serafina's eggs.
i had an entire drawer full of them in the fridge
duck eggs really ARE the very best for baking
the dryer broke.
bernie is getting around to fixing it
he thinks it is just a belt
so meanwhile i am hanging clothes by the woodstove
i love it
and i got him also talked into an outside clothes line
hahahaha
but i need a few of those spacer thingies to really use it
i have two and could use about 8 i think
this year, i hope to accomplish the following list
- move us all to a farm
- get a second freezer
- establish an orchard
- write more, for all the people who say to me 'you should write a book' i am going to try
- get back to MY work, making dolls and pretty things
- sew more
- save more money for retirement
that is my personal list of goals.
these as anyone may notice are not INTENTIONS
just hopes and goals......
and the list is fluid, as stuff either gets accomplished it drops off making space for the next,
or
it may end up not important enough to pursue......
again dropping off and making way for something else
well that's it for now
happy happy new year to you all
til next time
vi
Happy New Year Vi! I know you don't get to post often but I love to read it when you do.
ReplyDeleteHere's to getting your dreams this year.
~Fraggle