Brrr. The little woodstove can barely keep the farmhouse warm. The furnace has come on a few times this evening. It is set at 14 degrees so that gives an idea of just how much heat is necessary. The woodstove is stoked full and running red hot, but the only warmth is within a few feet from it. Even the kitchen, which is open to the stove, is cold. Two of the dogs are in the porch tonight. One of the goats slept out of the shelter, most likely because a herd boss threw her out. This is not at all good. Goats get pneumonia and can die easily if they get a chill. She did warm up inside for part of the day. I should check to see if she is outside again and at least stack some straw bales around her if so.
It is minus 32 with a wind again dropping the feel to below 40, but the rest of February, according to Accuweather.com, will be warmer and warmer, thank goodness. Then spring is truly just around the corner.
Tonight the supper in the farmhouse is bunny and lamb, slow roasted separately until tender and fragrant. Along with a spinach salad with fresh banana, it will be a supper fit for a farmer!
It is minus 32 with a wind again dropping the feel to below 40, but the rest of February, according to Accuweather.com, will be warmer and warmer, thank goodness. Then spring is truly just around the corner.
Tonight the supper in the farmhouse is bunny and lamb, slow roasted separately until tender and fragrant. Along with a spinach salad with fresh banana, it will be a supper fit for a farmer!
Moab,
This farmerette runs hot most of the time. My bed has a wool mattress pad on organic foam rubber from a tree, then a wool comforter and I am never cold when I sleep. Surrounding oneself with wool is the most comfortable sleep one can have, despite the air temperature, warm or cold. Wool breathes and insulates. I have a winter wool weight comforter that I cannot use because it is too hot.
Today it is snowing and blowing and the temperature is minus 29 with the windchill keeping it near minus 40, but it is the last day of frigid weather according to the weather report. Spring is on its way!
This farmerette runs hot most of the time. My bed has a wool mattress pad on organic foam rubber from a tree, then a wool comforter and I am never cold when I sleep. Surrounding oneself with wool is the most comfortable sleep one can have, despite the air temperature, warm or cold. Wool breathes and insulates. I have a winter wool weight comforter that I cannot use because it is too hot.
Today it is snowing and blowing and the temperature is minus 29 with the windchill keeping it near minus 40, but it is the last day of frigid weather according to the weather report. Spring is on its way!
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