I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
Category: Winter
All Our Needs
The weekend after Hannah Joy died, we buried her on the eastern slope of our property. EJ dug the grave, which wasn’t easy on snow covered frozen ground. Later, I moved a small boulder to mark the grave and to keep predators from disturbing… Continue Reading “All Our Needs”
Reclaimed Territory
I think that I forgot to mentioned that at first we thought Hannah Joy was sick because she ate something she shouldn’t have. She has–had–a list of priors. She once vomited for several days until she vomited up the red-striped dish rag she had… Continue Reading “Reclaimed Territory”
Winter Challenges
We’ve experienced about a month of snowstorm after snowstorm and bitterly cold temperatures. I’ve worn paths in the snow where I walk to/from the coop and the various bird feeders but if I step off a path, I plunge into over knee deep snow.… Continue Reading “Winter Challenges”
Döstädning
I’m looking out the window at a very snowy landscape. Not surprising for a Michigan winter. We’ve had a lot of winter storm systems come through, dumping quite a bit of cold and snow on us. Sandwiched between the winter storms, the weather warms… Continue Reading “Döstädning”
Out With The Old
I’m finally back! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s. Ours, well, ours was exhausting and stressful. We spent the last half of November helping our son move from his trailer into our house so he could save money for… Continue Reading “Out With The Old”
Friends
Both EJ and our son work four 10-hour shifts at their companies. EJ works Friday through Monday and JJ works Monday through Thursday. Mondays are the only days when they are both at work and I have the day to myself. I still accomplish… Continue Reading “Friends”
Partridge Chanteclers
Friday EJ and I got to go to the farm store. I say “got to” instead of “had to” because it’s fun rather than a chore. We’ve always gotten Rhode Island and New Hampshire Red chickens but last Spring we decided to get a… Continue Reading “Partridge Chanteclers”
The Dark Side of Sunny Days
This week we’ve had blue skies, ranging from cloudless to mostly, partly, or somewhat, blue skies. It varied. The point is that we actually could see blue instead of gray skies. We’ve had some cloudy gray skies, but not as much as usual. It… Continue Reading “The Dark Side of Sunny Days”
Snow Fall
Today the sun has been peeking through the cloudy gray sky. My eyes are unused to sunshine–Michigan gets a lot of cloud cover because of the Great Lakes–so I lowered the window blinds halfway. I hated to do it, but the sunlight was blinding.… Continue Reading “Snow Fall”
Dog Crime
It keeps snowing and the snow keeps piling up–one, three, or 5 inches at a time. I’m so very thankful for our neighbor, Dale, who faithfully snowblows our driveway for us with his tractor. What a a blessing he is! Last week I discovered… Continue Reading “Dog Crime”
Catching Up
Yikes! I haven’t written since January 2nd. I have a lot of catching up to do. After several mild winters, we are back to normal winters with cold temperatures and lots of snow. EJ read a couple weeks ago that we had gotten ten… Continue Reading “Catching Up”
Clara, The Impossible Cat
I hope you had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our Christmas was nice. It was peaceful and free of unwanted stress or drama. Just as we like. EJ cooked us a nice Christmas dinner. We had our favorite holiday treats… Continue Reading “Clara, The Impossible Cat”
Dear Human
We have entered a period of cold weather with temperatures in the single digits. When we woke up this morning, the temperature read 1 degrees but it’s possible it was much colder. EJ read online that the temperatures of nearby towns were around -20.… Continue Reading “Dear Human”
Snooker, Curling, and Bowls
The weather continues to alternate between cold and warm, snow and rain. We’ve been spoiled in recent years with mild winters, but it looks like the weather is back to normal now. Our friend lives a couple hours away and often stays here when… Continue Reading “Snooker, Curling, and Bowls”
Winter Challenge
Last week was a bit of a winter challenge. There are some winter challenges that people participate in for fun. Like Polar Bear Challenges, in which people, wearing only standard swimsuits, plunge or swim in a body of water in the middle of winter.… Continue Reading “Winter Challenge”
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