We got so warm yesterday that the snow went mushy and the ice started melting. It will be a short respite, but we take it when we can. The air was full of the sounds of sliding snow and dripping water. 
Sheila is still snow locked though, the snow is deep outside her gate and pigs do not like to tromp through deep snow. 
The Kunekune have no such problems though, Tane chugs through the snow like a noisy little train.
Years and years ago Our John and his brother rescued two very old slate black boards from a school about to be demolished. Yesterday we brought one up from the basement for the new list board in the cloak room. Another one will go up by the breakfast bar for house lists.
So while the lemongrass steamed itself into oil for soaps, I began to make the Big List. I love black boards. Almost as much as I love lists. When the summer toilers begin to arrive they can check the board for what they are to do. And in the meantime I will note all the winter maintanence that needs to be done before the summer.
The bright tulips are blooming in the glasshouse.. nice glasshouse!
And the kittens are blooming in the barn. I hope you have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farm,
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
55 responses to “Melting”
I love lists too! Especially crossing off what I have done LOL. Been warm here too and today is supposed to get to 60 – not going to be fooled though into thinking Spring is anywhere near close yet.
Love the picture of the cats, head to tail in a chain of mischief.
they are getting very big..are they any good at catching mice?
I am imagening all the cats and kittens lining up at the varendah door, each with a mouse for Celi!
We are wilting here – swap you 3 days of sun and heat for three days of cool fluffy snow. That ice puddle still looks frigid brrrr! Laura
Lists are essential to an organised life, even though I never seem to have mine when I get into the shops! I love that word “tromps” and “chugs” is pretty good, too. You will find a couple of Farmy friends on my blog today: https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2015/02/08/leading-role-for-a-dog-wordle-198/
love,
ViV
Viv, I am learning to write my list in my phone. I delete the items as they go in the trolly! Paper lists were always getting lost.
That sounds very techy-adept!
Viv, my daughter is a geek and I am constantly told “Mum, you need to know how to do XXXX!” She is usually 125 miles away from me when these lessons are happening. My cell phone has a notebook and that is where I keep the lists.
I can’t even use my out-of-the-ark cell phone properly. I only have it for emergencies!
That was how I began. When I returned to work after my husband died, I was travelling cross country with only cows and sheep for company so ‘Madame Tech’ insisted I got a phone in case of emergency It took tike to discover the real reason… You can read about it here: http://grannymar.com/2009/05/15/conversations/
I had the last laugh!!
You surely did. Loved the story!
I love the boards! We have a small one in our kitchen but really small 🙂 I have to watch out for such a big one 🙂
I am a list maker and love to cross off the chores at the end of each day.
We are melting in Southwest France. I think this is the end of our winter. If true, we got off easy.
Getting slightly warmer can only be a good thing – life must have been unbelievably hard for the original settlers 🙂
I often think of the settlers, freezing cold in the winter, huddled about a fire in the evenings,chapped hands and faces, things like blankets and warm coats must have been prized possessions.. they much have really looked after their clothes.. c
I think I would definitely have been sleeping in the barn 😉
When the clothes were past wearing the best of the fabric was used to make quilts, nothing was wasted. We have plenty to learn from them.
Good morning, c, and best wishes to the farmy on this bright and beautiful morning. We finally have a day without rain! >
I could hear the trickling and plip plopping of melting snow and ice as I read this. Tima and Tane are tough and resilient as are the cats. Those hair coats must be fabulously insulating!
Lists on a real chalkboard! with chalk in assorted colours… and a felt eraser… swooon! Still snowing here.
Love the chalkboard. Looks like a spring day, a productive one too!
I love the bloomin’ kittens!
Kittens chasing tails is an old, old form of entertainment that they and we never get tired of!
Nancy
Beautiful chalkboard. We still have a few chalkboards in the classrooms at my school, but most teachers these days prefer a white board. The end of an era. When I was still in the classroom, the chalk made my hands dry and I was always finding (or the kids would point it out) smudges of it on my clothes when I brushed up against the board. Chalk butt is what we called it, I think..ha I see that Tima is letting Tane break a path for her in the snow. Smart piggie is she. It will be 75 F and sunny here this afternoon. A good day for being outside working in the yard. Gorgeous tulips. That’s good for the psyche having that beautiful color.. I adore tulips. Have a good day, C.
Hi Kim, I didn’t know that the smudges all over my clothes were called chalk butt, cute.
What stunning weather you are having.. 75! Though all in all i think we have had a mild winter.. and these little warm ups are so nice.. c