Tuesday morning Estelle had a surprise waiting in the barn. These little lambs are about two hours old at the time of this photo. They (ram lamb and ewe lamb) are still a bit damp and just learning where mom keeps the food.
I spent a fair amount of the week canning another 21 quarts of potatoes and 60 pints of various type of dry beans. That makes it fast and easy to make a meal for one. And it helps heat the house to do this type of canning in the winter when the cold comes.
Then I organized the yarns that I had spun that are for sale.
And the cold has started. It is now below freezing and last night we got a smattering of snow. It is supposed to increase throughout tonight and we may wake up to 1-3″ of snow. But Monday the rains will be back so it will quickly melt. In this region, we aren’t used to these cold temperatures, so it’s nice it doesn’t stay cold a long time. February is usually our harshest weather.
When Bill retired, he decided to try some of the hobbies I enjoy. This is the only pair of socks he ever made. They will go to his namesake. Before he broke his arm in March, Bill made some of these Aunt Matilda slippers. I just finished sewing them up. They still need little pompoms. Crochet was much easier for him; so there are a number of these infant caps. I will take them to the hospital.