How nice to start the new year with a warm day!

December has been unusually cold.  Zero degrees sounds rather warm in comparison.

Besides the concerns about keeping the animals and the farmer warm, pipes can freeze and the farmhouse can get cold.  When the winter winds blow, the kitchen has a considerable chill.  It is a key time to bake bread or other goodies.  The oven helps take the chill off in the kitchen.

With snow piling up in the yard and road, my husband spends time plowing snow.  Snow removal is especially important in order to let the milk hauler in to pick up our milk and take it to the creamery.

Many folks consider the falling of snow to be pretty. I understand that. However, the snow adds more work to the farmer’s chores.  In spite of the snow we got yesterday and today, it is great to have the rise in temperature.  Zero degrees with no windchill seems much more tolerable than what we have had in the recent past.

Keep looking at the bright side and have a Happy New Year!

photo credit:Bretta Grabau
photo credit:Bretta Grabau