A Little of This and a Little of That

 I think Rebel and Buddy enjoyed the break in the weather as much as I did.  We had brilliant sun all day and reached 25 degrees.

The extreme temperatures have been hard on Rebel as he is stiff.  Buddy seems normal.

Eight straight weeks of winter has been a pain.  One week from today we may be in the 30s.  I don't know how my friends in Minnesota and Wisconsin deal with even colder temperatures.  We certainly have enough snow.

After chores I went to the bank and Wegmans for a couple things.  They did some serious decorating for Valentines Day.

Around 1:30, Buddy's Mom stopped up and we had a nice chat by the fire.

Gary went into Rochester for a procedure and I did some laundry and bed making.

Chores at 5.

So glad these guys caught a break today.  They are too old for arctic weather.

Little Wonder was happy to join me.

It was too early for moon photos but the sunset was looking pretty good.

I made a Germanish casserole for dinner.  Kielbasa, onions and sauerkraut over noodles (I broke up some lasagna as I did not have what I needed) in a gravy with some sour cream.  Tasted good!

At 6pm it was not quite dark.

Can't wait to crawl into bed.

Night all.

Ooooo La La! 20 Degrees (without the windchill)

I'll take it.

A very frosty morning.

Little Wonder had a bad hair day.

The highlight of my day was zooming with Jenny and Sabine.  Remember her?  She was our exchange student in 86-87 and was back here for Jens wedding last August.  She had just been ice skating with her daughter (in Germany).  We had plenty of time to catch up and I really would love to do it again.

Of course the rest of the afternoon was spent by the fire.

Once again, we had some solar heat coming in through the west windows.  After all this arctic weather I can't imagine what our heating bill will be.

Headed back to the barn around 5:15 and it was still nice and light.  The boys survived another day.

I don't think they like this weather either.

Check out the moon.  More interesting colors.

I defrosted some leftover cabbage soup and cut up some apples and cheddar cheese..... A no brainer for dinner.

Night all.

Sunshine! What an Upper!

That does not mean it was warm.

I loved seeing the sunshine on the horses.  It has been so cold.

The solar rays actually heated up the living room.

I watched a very sweet movie this afternoon.  "Eleanor the Great."

Chores at 5.  Rebel and Buddy made it outside the entire day.

I had some sauce and meatballs leftover and decided to turn them into Naan Bread open faced pizza/sandwiches.

Boy were they good!

Night all.