A little bit of winter

Here it is the end of January and we get a cold spell with snow, the horse had a bit of fun in the snow prancing and galloping about like she enjoyed it. Up till now the weather had been unseasonably warm, can't say that anymore. We are having a bit of problem with the water hose in the barn it is frozen and some of the pipes in the bathroom are frozen also, I will have to look into that when the weather abates and in the daylight, as I have heat tape on the pipes now, maybe I need more than that to keep the pipes unfrozen.

Yearly Report

I have been living full time here at Oak Spring farm for a year now.
A lot of things have happened to the farm and to me. Fences have been built, live stock added, new roof on the house, the siding has been completed on the house, bathroom put in, electricity added, telephone service brought in, hot water heater installed, kitchen cabinets installed, mud room dry walled and painted, kitchen painted, porches rebuilt, new wood stove for the living room, ceiling fans, new posts and beam to straighten the house, new ceiling in the utility room, textured the ceilings in the kitchen and living room and new septic system installed, repaired the road to the house and installed a culvert to help drain the field and road, and planted fruit trees. I have also added high speed satellite Internet and Dish TV.

Seems like a lot but it was done a bit at a time and there was time to visit the grandchildren and do some exploring in the area. I also made two trips to the hospital for short stays and feel better now than I did. I have made a few friends here and life has become quiet and low stress.

This winter has been mild, higher than normal temperatures which should change next week as it is supposed to get colder. I have already started thinking about spring and getting the garden planted. This year I hope to plant the usual; corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peas, green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, carrots, lettuce, gourds, strawberries, onions and other things that strike my fancy. hopefully most of it will grow in abundance so I can put up my own veggies and make jam. Some where along the way a steer or half of one is going into the freezer. Of course we have fresh from the chicken eggs from 'girls' out in the hen house.

That is what has happened and those are the plans I hope we are here next year to give the yearly report :)