Coffee anyone ?

[canesisters]

Maybe not, I always thought of that kind of stuff as an adventure and being kind 'cool' like in 'old timey days'
Of course... I thought Little House on the Prairie was cool....

 

[farmerjan]

Started at 35, has dropped to 16 already at 11 a.m. From a few flurries to the wind and sun... small branches down everywhere and alot of the ice is off the branches laying like glittering jewels everywhere on the ground.

Wind seems to be in gusts, and it is downright cold. Water dripping in kitchen sink since it is the farthest from the source in the crawl space; will crack open the faucets in the bathroom later.....

 

[Mini Horses]

Yep, 40 now with feel like of 30.…..feels worse than that to me! Our power went out for an hr, 9:30 ish. The winds are just howling -- like hurricane weather.

@canesisters I loved little house too! . But when young and other girls wanted dolls, I wanted a farm set.

 

[canesisters]

Yep, 40 now with feel like of 30.…..feels worse than that to me! Our power went out for an hr, 9:30 ish. The winds are just howling -- like hurricane weather.

@canesisters I loved little house too! . But when young and other girls wanted dolls, I wanted a farm set.

all I ever wanted was more Breyer horses

 

[Bruce]

And no bath, no shower.

Probably about killed the 15 Y/O

Gonna need it! It’s 13F outside.

Crazy that you had that temp and we are now at 44°F now. But don't you worry, we'll get ours when the temps start crashing a 3 PM

 

[Thefarmofdreams]

Hope everyone is still holding up alright! We just got hit around 12pm while I was still trying to replenish water and deep bed everyone. Of course. But I'm in now and watching it blow and gust. Wondering how many of our pines in the living barn in the pasture will come down. (We're expecting to lose a handful from the first few storms since they used to be protected in the middle of the forest and aren't anymore)

It started almost 40 and rainy today... Already well below freezing. 20* by pm feed, 11* overnight. Ugh!!

Of course... I thought Little House on the Prairie was cool....

Me too!!! I'm rereading then with my 11yo son and we're both loving them. And he's learning about real hardship. Lol. I keep telling him that I aspire to pa's level of knowledge and self reliance.

 

[Bruce]

Yeah, prairie living was do or literally die.

 

[Baymule]

There is one full size grocery store in Trinity county. One. They posted on the Trinity county FB, that they are closed today, they have no electricity. That store is 40 miles away, not going there anyway, but I’m sure a lot of people are not real happy now. There are 2 other stores, same company, but are more like a convenience store. Took granddaughters in the Apple Springs half pint store, 15 year old muttered, it’s so SMALL! I replied, “There’s a whole cold case WALL full of BEER!!! We’re saved!”
Yay for country living.

 

[Bruce]

I'm guessing she wasn't impressed with your concept of "saved"

Went to get the weekly loaf of sourdough bread, internet down, cash only. At least the store had electricity to run the register. Same thing at the smaller food store. So after I got the few things there I backtracked to the ATM before going to the liquor store assuming they would also be cash only. Wanted to get some wine for DW's Xmas present. Got there, guy came out, said the registers were down, not selling anything. Good thing I got that expensive bottle of Single Malt scotch there last week so DW will have at least the one thing from me. Extended XMas I guess.

Heard at the small store that the north end of town had no power. That is where the 2 big grocery stores are.

Maybe those old timey slide the thing over the paper on top of the credit card machines weren't so bad after all

 

[Mini Horses]

Well it's 24 now, feel like of 13. Wind constant and gusts of 40+….out of west. Soooo, had to go make a cover on one goat barn that has a big door on, yep -- west side! now only enter on east for a couple days. Put straw in barns....a little snugglier than dirt or shavings. Of course, they taste tested. Nope, not our hay.

I suppose the Chickies though it was Christmas because I got SIX EGGS today. go girls. Glad I got them before they froze. Cannot explain the effort in this cold a$$ weather. But, thanks!

This wind is killer!!! I'll be up most of the night. They say another 10-15 degree drop before daybreak. I swear, I could NOT live in an area with these conditions as a norm. Its not normal!! . That's why things died in the ice age! OMG morning ice is coming...im over it and only 2 days....yes!! I'm complaining! . I'm cold. Im not having fun.