Because all I am going to talk about is the weather! 
For the next few months I will fret about the cold and the humidity and the wind speed and the virtual velocity (actually I have no idea what that is but it sounded good) and the fact that the dryer just quit and as I cannot dry the washing outside – it would freeze solid – the house is draped in sweet smelling slow drying laundry. And if there is bad weather in February when I want to fly out to catch my plane in California that will take me out to Australia and New Zealand there will be hell to pay and no mistake about it.
Just saying!
And as I am saving to go to Australia and New Zealand a new dryer may have to take a back seat. So from now on everything I wear will be dried the old fashioned way – in the loft above the fire- and will smell like cooking and coffee! No-one mentions the smells of those old clothes in those deeply romantic back in the day movies.
The snow came yesterday – not much – but enough to excite the dogs.
and Tima the kunekune pig.
Today we are going to take the bull by the horns or in this case the little Sow by the Feet and trim Tima’s hooves.
Also Poppy is coming into Heat so I am hoping that this evening I can introduce her to the Boar – Manu. Wish me luck. If I take her in to him at the right time there will be no trouble. If I get it wrong – well – I will have trouble. But I know Poppy well and I have worked all the anticipated problems and am confident. Plus I can move very fast if necessary. I believe I can out jump a pig!
I hope you have a lovely day.
Happy New Years Eve for all of you on this side of the pond.
Much love
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
59 responses to “Don’t listen to me”
May the Force be with you.
Did you just see that movie? we saw it on Christmas Day.. What did you think? c
I really liked it. It had the look and feel of a real Star Wars movie, not those silly prequels we got talked into accepting as canon. Did you enjoy it?
I thought it was a set up movie with a very simple story line. But I liked the new characters, especially the girl.And I loved the little droid. The round one. c
BB-8. He’s pretty sweet! I liked him, too. Are you a fan of the first three Star Wars movies?
For the life of me i can barely remember them – I only saw them once I suppose.. John can quote them verbatim – he and Amanda talk non stop about details i have never even thought of – ah well.
A Very Happy New Year!!!
Perfect. We talk about the weather all the time here in Minnesota.
I’m sorry to hear about your dryer. I know you’re like me and line dry in the warm months. Several weeks ago, though, when the sun was beaming bright, I hung clothes on the line. Major mistake. The clothespins froze to the cloth and I had to yank and twist to get the clothespins and board stiff clothing from the line, and then dry everything in the dryer.
Every day we talk about the weather! My childhood was dominated by keeping quiet for the weather forecast on the radio at breakfast and lunch time. Our weather is very mild at the moment and certainly no sign of snow (thank goodness).
I haven’t had a drier for thirty years but in winter dry the clothes above the central heating boiler which means they take on a whiff of kerosene if the wind is blowing in the wrong direction. Coffee and cooking seem much better smells than that. And I’d rather visit Australia and NZ than have a drier,
Happy New Year!
Linda
I come here first every morning to see what’s up. Snow!! Dogs love it. Not sure why. I’m wishing you all good things with the piggy pollination and pedicure. What an undertaking. Is that in the job description? We will all keep good intentions that your flying window be foul weather free. You may be able to find a free or very inexpensive dryer when you are ready. I sold one for a song when I moved and many people do. It was 2 years old and in perfect condition. But I still hang lots of my clothes on the shower rod to dry. Often turning a fan on it for a short time to hurry it up during our damp days. I had to wash by hand for 2 years in Taiwan. The house girl taught me to put the clothes in the tub and get in there with my feet and agitate with my legs. Legs are stronger than the back. Worked quite well. My son was a toddler and we went through a lot of clothes. Have a wonderful New Years Eve.
Happy new year all 🎉😀🎇🎆🎊💥💥💥✨👏
Miss Ann is so tired of rain.I think i will have build a big boat and start herding up the animals 2 by 2.Or learn to swim..Well it is raining again.I think the fish are going to drown..
I never had or will have a dryer even with almost 20/12/365 days of rain! Seriously I love the fresh smell of line dried clothes, and being on top of a hill the wind sweeps up from the valley to flap my clothes dry. There are days if I opened the back door the clothes would fly in themselves! I have two lines in the garage – that is where my boiler is, so in winter the washing hangs there over night and is dry by morning.
I am picturing Time stretched out on the couch of your beauty parlour… asking for the latest style of nail glamour and new hairstyle!
Happy new year and may it bring good health, rain only when you need it, be productive, with plenty of willing hands to help on the farmy. My good wishes go to all the Fellowship as well.
Yup, that’s the killer, the old virtual velocity! (lol)
Your photos today are expressions of winter frigidness… and you’re welcome to it!
Many many years ago when my children were young and I was struggling financially to make each penny count for two, my dryer went on the blink and I could not afford a repair. Having an old rack for hanging laundry indoors, I began to use that. From the moment I started that my electric bill plummeted dramatically… no kidding, it really did. And so since that time, and through positive changes in my financial health, I continue to dry my clothes in that fashion. Besides, in winter with heating equipment going full blast, drying your clothes in this fashion adds some much needed humidity to the air. It is a bonus!
Tima is absolutely adorable! I could just hug her.
Hope you aren’t required to win a jumping contest with a pig today, cuz my bet is on Poppy! Hope your day is a good one! ~ Mame 🙂
Good luck in your match making! Perhaps the romantic dusting of snow will help.
So, winter has arrived after all at the Farmy. Cute how the fellows enjoy the snow. – Sorry for the broken dryer… Have never had one, just used it for quite a while, when doing my washing in the self-service laundry. Oh, what a time that was…
Good luck to Poppy & Manu! Hope they’ll be kind to each other… (and to you).
Happy New Years Eve to you and to all of the Fellowship!
I feel a bit sorry for Manu just because Poppy seems like such a bossy lady pig clip. Since their introduction is not likely to be romantic, let’s just hope no one gets hurt. Poppy may surprise you. I don’t think any of us thought she would turn out to be such a loving mother pig, but she was. Perhaps Poppy will prove to be a good match with Manu and will use her wiley charms and a lovely quick mating will occur. Being so cold, it might encourage the necessary physical contact between a boar & his piggy. I hope Tima cooperates for her pedicure. Maybe if one person gives her treats while you clip her nails, she won’t notice what is being done to her.
I have learned to do my own dryer (& washer) repairs myself in the past few years. The first couple of times my dryer broke down I paid through the nose to have a repair person come out and fix it for me. I always thought these kind of repairs were far too complicated to attempt myself. When it broke down a 3rd time, I didn’t have the money to pay for the repair people to come out, so out of desperation, I started searching online for info. about diagnosing the problem & making the repair myself. I found that dryers actually have just a handful of parts that can it to stop working. If the dryer won’t turn on, you most likely have a bad door switch (they wear out from being closed/open repeatedly) and that is the easiest repair to make. You just need to order a new switch and swap the new one for the old. The next most common problem is caused by a bad thermal fuse/switch that can burn out. When a dryer turns on, but won’t heat up it may be a bad thermal fuse or the heating element may need to be replaced. If the dryer heats up, but the drum won’t turn it is likely a bad pulley or belt. If it heats up & the drum turns, but it is taking many cycles to get the clothes dry. it could be a bad thermostat or timer. You should always make sure your duct is not blocked with lint as this is a fire hazard & can cause your dryer to overheat & burn out some of the parts since the heat cannot escape if the duct is clogged with lint. You can easily find manufacturer parts on Amazon or Ebay. You just need to know the brand of your dryer & model #. My repair people wanted to chage me $75 for the same part that I got on Ebay for $2.49. There are many excellent videos on YouTube where professional repair people demonstrate how to make the repairs. Most dryers repairs can be fixed in less an hour. There is also a good online site called “The Family Handyman” who has an excellent step by step way to figure out what wrong with your dryer & what part you need to make the repair. My repair place charge $80 just to show up and then an hourly rate of $90/hr, so I saved a lot of money fixing it myself. The only tool you are likely to need is a screw driver. It’s handy to have another person to help physically move the dryer out so you can access/remove the cabinet if you need to access the inner workings. I figured out that if a human being made the machine, then the average human can learn to repair most appliances. The videos on YouTube that are done by professional repair people are excellent as a resource & take you through each repair step by step. It has saved me a lot of time & money. Maybe it will help you get your dryer back up & running without using much of your vacation fund.
Happy New Year to all!! Hope it’s a healthy and prosperous one for everybody.
Dryers can indeed be repaired by yourself, or your spouse. At one time I had 2 washers and 2 dryers, we found the second set and only had to move them, they were thrown out because the supposedly didn’t work. My spouse fixed both for very little – a belt for the dryer and some sort of filter for the hot water on the washer which was totally clogged with calcium. Sure made laundry easier with 5 kids and 4 adults in the house. The kids had assigned laundry days and were supervised doing their own laundry in the found machines while the adults used the ones we had originally.
Stay warm.
I may be last to comment, but perhaps first to greet you from 2016. Happy New Year Celi and everyone on the Farmy! xx
Oh yes! you are already there – thank you and Happy New Year to you! c