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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Ice Is Not Nice

A different kind of a sunrise this morning.  Last night the temperature actually went up for awhile, then we had freezing rain and it ended up snowing.  I woke up a 5am and a semi was driving about 10 miles per hour down the road in front of the farm...had to be glare ice.  By the time I got up for good, it looked like this.




 With the wind, we were in the single digits and I was not sure if I was going to leave the girls out or put them back in.  I filled up 4 jugs with hot water, the beet pulp was ready, grabbed some dry cat food, some carrots....and headed out to the barn.

 It did not feel quite as bad as I expected, so the girls stayed out and we had a little sun off and on during the rest of the day.





 I will never understand why they do not want to go in the indoor when the weather is like this.
They have free access every single day.


By 10:15 the roads were in much better shape and I went down to Agape.
On Monday I did 20 minutes on the bike/15 minutes on the elliptical/10 minutes on the treadmill.
Today I did 25 minutes on the bike/ 11 minutes on the elliptical/10 minutes on the treadmill.  Just not motivated to get back up to 20 on the elliptical....I think it's mental!
 When I got back to the farm I made a pot of sauce with meatballs.
A perfect day for it.

At 3:30 Ben (our farrier) arrived to trim the horses feet.





Turned the girls back out at 4:30 and ended up putting them in their stalls while Karen's horses were done.
 Needless to say, it was a good day for a fire.



Dinner was delish.
Night all.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Blowin' In The Wind....

A frigid start to the day.





 The front paddock was frozen in lumps the size of big rocks.  No fun to walk on, for me or the horses.



 Class at 10:30.






 The sky turned grey until late afternoon, and then whamo!
The west side of the house was in the spotlight.







 I plunked myself down after lunch, enjoyed the fire and watched the movie "Truth" starring Robert Redford.  Very interesting, especially since it took place just before an election.
 Time for a regular dinner.



 Chicken with caramelized carrots and onions, mashed potatoes and a carrot/apple/craisin salad.
Town Board workshop tonight and home in time to catch the end of "The Voice."
I am so hooked on music.
Night all.