Better Than I Expected...

A heavy duty, misty, foggy morning.

 As the sun got higher in the sky it burned off and...

 voila!  It was shining into the barn all over the place.

 The temperature went down into the 30s last night so Karen put blankets back on the girls.

This in between time is a pain in the butt.

As soon as Maggie went out in the pasture she rolled in the ditch!  What a nut!

 It's a darn good thing there was some solar heat coming on.

 I started organizing the back porch and when I finished, I caught Sophie rolling around enjoying the weather.

I had a 1pm meeting at the Village Hall regarding an upcoming project possibility being worked on by the College, Town and Village.  I don't believe there has ever been a better relationship between all three and it is a total pleasure to work with this group of people.

 These flowers were blooming in the garden outside the building.

 A very good sign.

 I got back to the farm around 3:30 and started working on dinner.

First I par boiled some organic chicken with celery, carrots and onions.  After removing the chicken I added a little more chicken stock and orzo and it's all set for tomorrow's dinner.

Then I put the chicken in a pie plate and added soy sauce and a balsamic vinaigrette (my salad dressing), dumped in a chopped onion and two chopped carrots, fresh ground pepper and slathered on a little honey mustard.  Covered it with another pie plate and baked it for 45 minutes or so.

 While it was baking I took the pups out for a little jaunt.

 All the animals were enjoying the sunshine and Gary was loading up his last wheel barrow with sticks and pine boughs.  The yard is totally finished!  It only took 4 days....poor guy.

 I served the chicken with mashed potatoes and a salad....yum.

Night all.

The Foggy Foggy Dew....

Could hardly see the back 40 this morning.

 I used the shedding blade on Abbe and Berlin...the birds are going to love collecting all their hair.

 Class today.  I really wanted to be in the Studio, but it was still too cold for my little heater to warm it up.

 Carina made her bread delivery and as usual, it was cause for drooling.

 Gary finished pick up all the debris in the yard....three days of work.

Little Wonder and Phoebe were very happy to have grass instead of snow.

 I had to leave early for a Town Board meeting so I had eggs and toast for dinner.

Gary was on his own.

It's late.

Night all.