Crafty day and getting ready for snow

The morning was another foggy and frosty morning. Dude calls them froggosty days. I knew it would be cold but I thought the fog would burn off. 

It took me a while to get to card making with friends today. The frost and ice was thick on the car. Dude thought he would be nice and "warm" the car. After a while it was still frosty. I went out to see why. He had the AC on full blast in the car. I told what he did. He asked why would he even do that... well, because he is married to a menopausal woman, who can , at times, be driving in a blizzard with the window down but last night I had the AC on....smile. 

 I finally got to making cards after driving slower that normal through very thick fog.  Here are the results. 

After a bit of shopping for straw bedding and a few groceries we came home, brought in wood and lit a nice warm fire. 

3 pm

Colder, frostier, and foggier than this morning.

With all the ice on the fences I am concerned the power may go out.  I want to be prepared with water.  We will be warm with the wood stove and our oven is gas but flushing toilets require power plus we will need water for washing dishes.  We have been here before. It is not fun but it is better to be prepared than sorry. 

I used this handy hose that hooks up to the sink to help me out. 

Ready plus some that were already filled in the other bathroom.

Stopped at the library for a movie weekend.

Ready to crochet. 

And a book to read. 

This guy is now ready to quilt and have the binding attached. 

This one will be backed and ready to quilt. I had added the boarders a few months back.

My sewing room view. 

Lamps need to be filled. 

5pm  Dinner is make your own pizza. Fog never burned off.  Time to relax. 

peace

A cold Sunday Funday and Sunday Dinner

We had a family birthday to head to today two hours away before heading back home to watch the Super Bowl. On the homestead we still have to do chores before anything... and it was a cold one. It was snowing lightly this morning with heavy fog.  Chores were quickly done... Feeding the ram, the horses, chickens, guineas, and geese.  The dog is let out to run around before the ride. 

We packed water and the eggs we hard boiled last night and then it was time to hit the road. 

The ride was a frosty and snowy one. 

We arrived without a hitch. The ride was beautiful and it was good to be with everyone.  Family and parties are always fun. 

We had a great time and then it was back home again.  

We got home around 3:30 pm and we were still surrounded by frosty grounds but the afternoon chores of putting the animals to bed needed to get done and eggs collected (we don't want them to freeze.)

It was chilly in the house and we had to get the wood stove going. 

Time for chores. 

Get a few things from the greenhouse and since it will be below freezing , I needed to put the plants "to sleep" and tucked them in. 

The lettuce will come back so I leave it. 

Dude got to the eggs before me and had a little bit of help. 

We are getting ready to raise a steer or two for ourselves.  I know nothing about cows but Dude, my amazing husband, was raised in a cattle family and surrounded by cattle friends and family.

So, I decided to try Sunday Dinner of beef. Sunday dinner when I was growing up was all about family and a big dinner after church.   I have been surrounded by old and traditional cookbooks. Beef - not something I am used to cooking. Today I am starting with  roast with Yorkshire pudding. I love using old cookbooks and putting a modern twist on the cooking.  I put the roast in the crockpot before we left this morning.  It turned out great with veggies from the garden. (if you haven't tried growing carrots in the winter you should)

My first attempt at Yorkshire pudding. I have some growing to do with it but not bad for my first attempt.

peace