I want to put two ll’s in leveller. (There are going to be problems when I get to SPELLING in my English course). Anyway, Our John thinks we got over Six inches yesterday. Nice light fluffy snow. 
But it is what comes after the snow that will cause the – hmm, what is the word, not problem exactly – adjustment, change, issue? No, it is the wind. If all the nice white fluffy snow stayed in place it would be very manageable. The wind is continuing to blow – the pathways and driveways he scooped and ploughed are already blown back up into mounds of snow again.
I don’t scoop snow. It is not my department. The dogs and I just clamber through the snow drifts like pioneers.
Snow is the great leveller – everything evens out in the snow. Until men get at it and try to subdue the snow everything is uniformly pretty.
The other issue is the cold. It looks like we will be below freezing for a few days now. I see this as a good thing because snow melt means more mud and I am deeply tired of mud.
But the animals are all less than inspired by snow and the barn will be packed with sheltering animals and birds. 
My guests yesterday worked hard and cooked hard and laid in front of the fire to rest a lot. There was a chef and a barista and two dishwashers ( one of whom was visiting from the Philippines ) so I was well taken care of.
The blowing snow kept our work inside. 
C
The shot below was earlier in the day. 
Our John has already taken a pass with his snow-plough. He is a Midwest native and joined the chorus of complaints from the men about the snow but secretly they are thrilled to bits when they get out there and hook the huge heavy metal rusty dinged up ploughs to the fronts of their oldest rusty dinged up trucks and plough off into the snowy sunset.
I hope you have a good day.
Celi
And now the weather…
Oh Wait!! I almost forgot to tell you – Jude has shifted himself into the grown up pigs house. The black upside down tub – stuffed full of straw and rags has been hanging out next to his heat lamp bed for a few weeks now. Last night I found him deep in the straw in his draft free house. With his heat lamp heating nobody. At last I can turn off his terrifying heat lamp. Thanks Gods.
He will get hot porridge twice a day now and I will be watching him carefully for signs of chilling. But that heat lamp ( which was only on at night and tied up three independent ways – even anchored from the sides so it could not swing) makes me very nervous.
Ok – NOW the weather and I will see you in The Lounge after chores … onwards!
C
The Kitchen's Garden 
31 responses to “THE GREAT LEVELER”
American vs UK English, ahh yes, I have no other language than English but I find now I switch between them sometimes quite unknowing -or uncaring- now which is which… such is the evolution of language; another great leveler or leveller.
Took my girls on a snow excursion to Mt. Shasta, OR when they were 8 & 9 years old. We went to a snowy area (lots of snow) and just sat and listened to the noises the snow and forest made. All kinds of noises! They still talk about it, and they’re in their 40’s now. Pristine snow is wonderful!! Your photo of the farmy reminded me of our farm – first snow – in Cottage Grove, OR. So serene! Thank you, Miss C.!
It’s nice to have guests who do chores and make dinner. 🙂
Those Kunekune pigs are the most adorably ugly animals. Everytime you put up a photo of one I want to give it a good hug. Are they sweet natured or does their temperament match the cranky grimace?
I miss snow where I live. Snow looks so pretty and cheers me up. On the other hand I don’t have to tend animals so I imagine snow/cold for critters is a nuisance not just lovely trappings.
I am a new subscriber and I want to thank for your blog and pics of the Farmy. I look forward to each day you post. Please keep us posted if you need to “go private”
As to your ESL adventure I humbly suggest the following: Diagramming sentences. It sounds like a lot of work but it can be very helpful to visually show the correct placement the components of grammar. I also strongly recommend Phonics. I taught in graduate school and I had a lot of International students who had trouble with pronunciation and spelling. Phonics helps both with pronunciation and spelling. I believe that vocabulary would also be easier to learn if they could sound out the letters that make up the words. There is a lot to learn and I honor you for taking on this task.
These are two excellent points. I totally agree about teaching using phonics. I was taught this in England and have used it ever since. Diagramming sentences is also an excellent visual tool. Thank you so much!
Your guests are a Chef, Barrista and TWO Dishwashers? You do attract the best kind of visitors, C; )
I see Peacock feathers, just yesterday I took videos of my neighbors scratching around in my garden, they do no harm. I have often wondered why do people raise Peacocks? They are displacing the wild Turkeys around me and often sound like a person in distress.
Extra beautiful photos today miss c!
I’d be happy turning off that heat lamp too! 🙂
I hear you. There’s been a lot of snow here in southern Ontario too. I read west coast and English blogs to warm up!