It has been another slow week around the homestead. I’ve been wresting with a cough for a couple of weeks now, so I dare not get out and work in the cold. And cold it is! It has already reached the mid-teens. For some, that may not be that cold, but it is quite early in the year for us to experience that in western Kentucky.
As I was going down to work on the chicken coop Saturday (more on that tomorrow), I noticed how healthy and vibrant the horehound and catnip are. It is such a joy to see plants growing and thriving in the bitter cold like this. That is one reason I enjoy the mints so much, the thrive all winter long.
We have also received our first snow worth mentioning this morning, with the ground and the roads barely covered. I thought we might get more snow that we did, but honestly, I am indifferent about it as long as I can safely drive. My boys, however, love the snow. I don’t, however, like the bitter cold, which is what we have going on right now.
I guess the last think worth noting for the week is that the wood chippers seems to have moved on, and I am two loads short of what I need. I do have enough to move forward with my Back to Eden garden though, and I will begin working on it as soon as this cough subsides.