all is well

Good morning. I am finally back in the land ice and snow. It is impossible that I am still in the same country the change is so profound.  I was delivered home to dinner waiting and the fire going last night with champers chilling by the door.  It was a delight. Before I ate I quickly zipped through the barn but in my California clothes I lasted about five minutes. 

I thought I would hold off posting until I had done a full inspection in the daylight and all is well. 

Each animal is clean and well fed though all are still in the ‘hunker down and bear it’ stage.  This February is cold. I was freezing doing the rounds this morning!

Both the Dutchies are clean,  calm and growing and I think Lady Aster’s udder is starting to thicken a bit. We will see. The man who sold these two cows  to me said they were due to calve late spring so let’s hope he was right. Late spring would be good. 

I hope you have a lovely day. Now I am going to rev up my sour dough starter, unpack my bits and pieces, get the washing on and later  I will go out and muck about in the barn.  Plus I am going to candle our eggs again tonight!

It is good to be home again.

Love your friend once more on the farm,

celi