Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Looks like it will be a white Christmas for us this year. We’ve just had the biggest snow ever and temps are still below freezing. It’s beautiful, but those simple tasks of feeding and watering the animals and hauling wood aren’t so simple in this weather. Ever tried to push a wheelbarrow through a foot of snow? The real workout is knocking snow off the greenhouse! Using a push broom from the inside, I worked my way down and back the 30′x96′ span, jumping up to reach the center and dodging last season’s tomato vines. Not only aerobic, but great for the upper body 
Today we ran out of poultry feed. Our delivery was delayed due to bad weather. We’ll have to try and get the truck down into town to pick up a few bags at the hardward store. David plowed our drive with the tractor. The 4WD on the truck works great until we get to the very steep hill before town when braking gets very tricky. It’s not only steep, but there is a 90-degree turn about half way down. The guard rail has saved quite a few people from plunging down the embankment.
We’re thankful we have lost power for only a couple hours. The winds weren’t as bad as expected. We did find a whole section of fence knocked down in the horse pasture and put up temporary electric fencing to deter them from wandering into the woods.
I did find time to bake cookies with the kids and get one of my seed orders done yesterday. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds has a wonderful selection from all over the world and their prices are still reasonable. Most of my squash, melon, and peppers will be coming from them this year.
Snow on ornamental grape
David plowing the drive