Sunday, November 20, 2016
First Snow ~ Winter Work
It's not hard to believe, in our state anyway, that were were out on the motorcycle on Friday, with a high of 73°F. Saturday, we woke up to very cold temperatures and had flurries all day long. I honestly thought we'd wake up to a good amount on the ground, but....
...this is what it amounted to this morning. Sorry for the blurry photo. It's cold out there and I snapped it pretty quickly.
I almost didn't think I would get up to blog today either. I fought a migraine all night long, and my lavender freezer pack was not re-freezing fast enough. I am pretty sure I kept Hubby up all night fetching it, etc. and so here I am attempting to kill off the last of the migraine with caffeine.
Hubby and I spent the morning cutting, and splitting wood. We got a good amount done, but we'll need a few more good long days to get it re-stocked. We have not yet fired up the wood stove.
It's football season, so while Hubby watched his game, I cleared the front porch of furniture. My college Vet-tech-in-training, had been on the computer doing homework all day. She saw me outside, and offered to help. There are just a few small items I need to clean up, but the big stuff is all back in storage. Cushions are all inside awaiting a good day to wash and then dry outside. I still have to cover the back porch furniture yet. I need one more tarp.
It was finally time to set up a heat lamp in the coop. I generally put two, but last year we used one and it worked fine.
We still have lots and lots of things on the "big job" to-do list. We have a kitchen floor joist that needs replaced. That's next if we can manage it with weather. Say a prayer we can get it done. I actually saw Hubby staring at one of the trees we need to cut down too. He's getting a plan, so I'm all for that. It's been a long time coming. I caught him looking in the big barn too. Another plan? Perhaps. We are considering pulling the entire barn down on a good day, and cutting up the hard wood for for the wood stove. Thankfully, he has a few nephews that have helped tear a barn down over summer. Time, the right help, and good weather. That's what we need.
I've been able to use accupressure for headaches for years. You might try that? When the aura starts to show up I start and then it's gone within about 30 minutes. You might try googling it. You just sit down and use gentle/firm pressure and relax...
ReplyDeleteThank you Little Homestead, I'll look that up.
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