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Snow Days
Monday, January 25, 2016 10:10
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The weekend brought us our first winter weather, starting with 1.25″ of wintry-mix rain on Friday and ending with 3.5″ of snow on Saturday.
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| The ducks didn't mind but the chickens hung back. |
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| The pigs? As long as food is part of the deal they're in. After eating they headed back to their cozy straw beds. |
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| Goats and snow don't mix so that was a “no way.” |
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| Cats go out on an “as necessary” basis only. |
Except for going out to keep hay feeders full and water buckets ice-free, Dan and I used the day for indoor projects. For me it was making bone broth, baking bread, and knitting a baby goat sweater.
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| One of my snowy day projects was making bone broth from all the chicken bones I've been saving. To each gallon of water I add 2 tbsp vinegar to dissolve the minerals from the bones. |
| While keeping the fire stoked and the pot simmering I knitted. This is one baby goat sweater out of 4 or 5. |
Dan worked in the dining room on the windows.
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| Dan filled insulated under the window with both batting (left) and foam. The foam is very dense and doesn't allow air through. |
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| The first step was to install new receptacles, the second was to cover the gap in the wall.We decided to incorporate that into the overall window trim. Once the whole thing is painted, who'll be the wiser? |
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| We were glad for the progress, but still have a way to go. |
We're gradually melting out from under of all the snow, leaving a huge wading pool between the house and the critter sheds. I'm glad we didn't get any more! Ice on the trees has meant quite a few falling branches, but at least we didn't lose power.
How was your weekend? Did anyone else get snowed in?
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