And Another Winter Storm Warning...

I feel like this is the same post I had up last week. Just when the snow was ALMOST gone, we're scheduled to get another round of winter storms. This one is supposed to bring up to 3/4" of ice before a range of snow. We've heard anywhere from 5"-8", 6"-12", and 1-2 feet, depending on who is covering the upcoming storm. It was nice enough today that I was able to get out and do a six mile run with some friends, and it's hard to believe that I'm not going to get to do that again for a while.

Pictures will come when the storm does!

Broccoli was planted in my new seed starting flat two days ago -Jan 28- a bit later than last year. I found my notes, and I started my broccoli on January 15th last year. I bought a different kind of seed starting kit this time, only because they didn't have my normal Jiffy one. I was VERY surprised when I added water to some of these "pods" outside of the flat... They blew up INSTANTLY! My Jiffy pods had a mesh covering that held them together, these did NOT! So... I somewhat wasted 12 new little pods. I'm going to save them to fill other holes as I start new plants, but I was pretty disappointed. Oh well, broccoli is started, tomato is potted up, and I've got another round of lettuce in place of the tomato, and the cilantro that never sprouted.

It's Back.

Just when I thought all of the snow had finally melted away.... we got this.

We've gotten another inch or so since I took this picture.

Before my husband made the 20 year old who lives with us shovel our driveway... he played.

My husband has left to plow for the day, which is great because substitute teachers don't get paid for snow days. I'm off to crochet this snow day away, while enjoying the lovely Victorian Farm series posted by Thomas at A Growing Tradition here.

Let it Snow!

I woke up to this yesterday morning! It was nice to see everything white and pretty! It made for a treacherous drive to church though. I'm glad I didn't have to be the one to do any of the driving. Today's weather includes wind chills of -15 to -24 according to weather.com. These temps and weather make me nervous about the turtles hibernating out in the compost pile. They made it through last year, they should be absolutely fine, but it still makes me nervous. It's amazing how animals can not eat for months and survive incredibly cold temperatures, but they do. My husband always rolls his eyes when he hears me confess my worries about them. Oh well. I hope everyone is enjoying this holiday season!