4 Feathers Farm

Heading into spring work

            Alex has been up in Illinois and Hayes, Cort and I are holding our own here on the farm. It’s been nice out – thank goodness – and good for hanging clothes on the line. It was a little chilly the past couple of nights and I didn’t have the barrel stove in the bedroom stoked up through the night for my kind of warmth. Actually, I got it blazing before bed and had to open the door to level out the temp!

            I set up my greenhouse my neighbor gave me and now I have to work in the time (and free hands from holding the baby) to get seeds in. I tried raking rows into my garden and was completely frustrated by the rocks and thick dirt.

            Hayes and I had the biggest fight we ever had on Monday over her picking up her toys and cleaning up her mess in my car. We’ve been pretty good together the last two days.

            The solar panels are working great, although I still keep things turned off more than on. I’m about to relent and sell our big fridge for the smaller, less energy intensive one at Home Depot.

            The Girls are just starting to lose their winter coats but they are still so thin and lacking muscle from little exercise that I’m really worried about them.