Cold Winter 2010
Fire going in wood cook stove!
While the coffee is perking, the first riser will then add wood to the big wood stove. Then replenish the cat's dry food dish. We usually sit and have our coffee and talk about our plans for the day at that time. After coffee, time to get moving.
Horses look forward to breakfast!
Horses being the first on the agenda. In the cold weather, horses need their hay for warmth. Sometimes they won't even touch the feed, knowing that the hay will warm them up. While they are eating is the time when my husband will usually clean the barn. There is one big stall for all three, with a big open door so they can go in and out as they please. The manure from this will be put into our compost pile.
Water drained down, handle up insures flow in cold temps
Split firewood - a VERY important chore!
Those are the regular chores we do every single morning. If we need firewood brought in or cut, that is usually done at that time also. Then we come in and check our computers and it is time for breakfast. A routine done every day, keeps your homestead orderly, organized and running smoothly........regardless of how cold it is. What about you? Does your routine vary in cold weather?
Copyright © 2011 Kathleen G. Lupole
All Photographs Copyright © 2011 Kathleen G. Lupole
2 comments:
Our life runs on a routine. Living in a small space such as a truck, routine helps to keep us both on track and schedule. It does not vary much from winter to summer, but it does vary from location and unloading or loading schedule.
When I was a child, we had a cookstove just like that on our farm. It used wood and my aunt had two HEAVY irons she heated on it so she could iron clothes. One for using and one for getting hot. She cooked the best chicken and dumplings I've ever eaten on that old stove. Who says modern inventions are better?
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