DH and I were both up very early. The cold has arrived and with it 3-4 inches of very fine snow. It is made worse with the wind. Tonight will be ever colder....down around zero. I know this must set a record for this early in the year. It is currently 17°, snowing with 8mph wind.
I didn't milk yesterday but did this morning. Willow was down a half gallon which is expected with the cold and wind.
DH took all the clean canning jars out to the barn yesterday after noon. We unloaded some attached shelving that had leftover things from the dairy that we just pitched. I have shelf space left. I will need to attach a plastic curtain over them to keep feed from filtering down from the attic where we store the bulk cattle feed. We need to do some more cleaning and elimination of old paint and dairy things from another set of shelves and then I will have even more space.
I am still working on re-organizing the kitchen. DH said he has already gotten used to the new setup for coffee (he is the coffee chef in my kitchen). I did get the food pantry cleaned and organized. Next I will do the center section where I keep cooking things like cake and pie pans and small appliances.
Cooking
I took time in between the cleaning to make a loaf of banana bread a small blackberry cobbler. I have to eat to keep up my strength ........
I was not happy with my last bread. I made two loaves of oatmeal using a Quaker Oatmeal recipe.....bad choice. I didn't even like it as French Toast this morning. It wasn't awful just not what I like, too heavy and dense and not sweet enough. It occurs to me I don't really need a recipe anymore....will give that a try next.
I need to put out birdseed today! I see Cardinals and even a house wren flitting around the feeding area. I know I still have seeds in the smokehouse. They will need it tonight.
I didn't milk yesterday but did this morning. Willow was down a half gallon which is expected with the cold and wind.
DH took all the clean canning jars out to the barn yesterday after noon. We unloaded some attached shelving that had leftover things from the dairy that we just pitched. I have shelf space left. I will need to attach a plastic curtain over them to keep feed from filtering down from the attic where we store the bulk cattle feed. We need to do some more cleaning and elimination of old paint and dairy things from another set of shelves and then I will have even more space.
I am still working on re-organizing the kitchen. DH said he has already gotten used to the new setup for coffee (he is the coffee chef in my kitchen). I did get the food pantry cleaned and organized. Next I will do the center section where I keep cooking things like cake and pie pans and small appliances.
Cooking
I took time in between the cleaning to make a loaf of banana bread a small blackberry cobbler. I have to eat to keep up my strength ........
I was not happy with my last bread. I made two loaves of oatmeal using a Quaker Oatmeal recipe.....bad choice. I didn't even like it as French Toast this morning. It wasn't awful just not what I like, too heavy and dense and not sweet enough. It occurs to me I don't really need a recipe anymore....will give that a try next.
I need to put out birdseed today! I see Cardinals and even a house wren flitting around the feeding area. I know I still have seeds in the smokehouse. They will need it tonight.
