And YES. The capitals DO mean I am shrieking! I was outside yesterday in big jacket, wooly scarf big socks – the works. Can someone please tell the rain gods that it is May now and it is time to warm up so the vegetables can grow and I can wear less than three layers.
The bad news is that my sister left yesterday (leaving behind a much tidier and more organised working space for me and lots of memories for us both) and the good news is that my new Farmers in Residence had dinner on the table (minestrone) when I came in from the milking and everything was cleaned up and put away and wiped down by 6.30. Unheard of!
The girls especially loved picking vegetables from the gardens for their soup made with home made chicken stock and eaten with freshly baked bread.
One of the hardest parts of being a woman farmer is that I am the chief cook and bottle washer too, so getting help on the farm AND in the kitchen is an enormous bonus.
Since we were all done early (everyone had gone to their rooms except for me by 7pm so things were quiet fast) I had plenty of time to write to you and look at some of your blogs and have a little sit down before going out to cover the tomatoes because of a very cold night. Yes, that cold – only a few degrees above freezing. In MAY.
Once again I ask. Why is it so cold? My gardens need warmth to grow, though the greens this year are magnificent. And the cows are loving it. But I need warmth too.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
71 responses to “WHY AM I COLD?”
We have wood chopped waiting to light a fire and soup in the freezer but the season hasn’t yet turned fully on this side of the globe to make much of a difference to yours. If Mother Nature is listening, I’d love to share… we could do with a little rain and Celi could do with some sun.
My late father-in-law (wonderful man, miss him a lot), always said not to plant anything til after the icemen days, these were the feast days of St. Pancras, St. Servatius and St. Mamertus. In the middle ages farmers used these feast days to mark the start of planting season. On modern calenders the icemen days fall on May 11,12&13 but back then they fell on May 19,20&21. It was mostly sunny here today but with a chill blustery wind. According to the weather gurus we should have a steady warm up all week with 70* F by Saturday, (from their lips to God’s ears please). That said, I think I’ll wait til next week to put out my plants!
You know Celi, I think I could drop the weather app I use and instead just monitor YOUR weather. It seems to be the weather we get the next day. I’ve just come in from covering our plants. Earlier this afternoon it was SNOWING!!!! Egads! My weather app says it will be warming up quite nicely this week – slowly – and day by day – but warming UP! I’ll believe it when I see your posts first. 😉
We’ve had a 30 degree temperature change in one day. It’ goes from unnaturally hot to downright cold here in 24 hrs. I’m hoping you get some warm soon. I’ll send you all I have.
lol, Celi why is it that people love talking about topic no 1: The Weather. Something which seemed to have gone completely hay-wire around the world. You having to rush out to cover your tomatoes, Italy vineyards beeing hit by rain too much and we here in S.India we breathed a tremendous sigh of relief yesterday, Sunday, when the first of the coming Monsoon rains came down on us. What bliss – we felt so happy! Suffering a bit under the heat right now – I think also age – no! correction: maturity, brings this on 🙂 🙂 Take care and please pat the lovely dogs.
We’ve got a frost warning tonight but an hour north of my home it snowed today so I should be thankful. Snow in May! Some one needs to have a talk with Mother nature and ask for some leniency. 🙂 Hope things are warming up for you soon.
Hi Lois. Summer surely must be on its way, though it may be short this year.. have a great day.. c
NW France is chilly too – we had a ground frost Sunday morning, and I sat out in sweaters and anorak etc to eat my lunch – I must be mad, but the sun WAS shining.
Global Warming is definitely a misnomer: global weirding is more accurate.
Enjoy your help while you have it.
love to all on the Farmy
ViV xox
I sure am enjoying the help.. c
My veggies are just as confused.
Coats? OMG. When it’s not raining, we’re already worried it’s too hot for heavy coated Molly to run and play outside. All I can say is maybe you will have a late, but long growing season.