I miss hanging clothes on the line. Come on, summer – I NEED you!
With a heavy sigh I accepted we were getting another boat-load of snow today. Forecast was for 8-14″ and it started snowing steadily about 4am. The storm is now over – we don’t have that much on the ground, but it has been good, wet snow. The farmers will be happy.
O.K. farmers – I get the need for moisture, but I’m done. I’m calling it the LAST snow of the season. Very Excellent Husband Don thinks I’m deluding myself. Well, it won’t be the first time.
The rest of the residents of Happy Mama Acre are over the snow thing. Brandy didn’t even poke her head out of the goat shed when I walked out for the morning feeding. I had a moment of panic, but she finally got up the energy to greet me.
Yeah, I know. I wouldn’t want to be holed up in the shed with Doink either.
Liberty must be frustrated. He’s been crowing over and over all day – WAY more than usual. I think he’s saying “Make it stop, make it stop.” I saw Brandy try and head butt him mid-crow. We’re all a bit crabby.
I think Thelma would prefer hot irish coffee to the cold water she’s drinking.
Keela was ever vigilant, scanning the yard for squirrels or rabbits. She was sorely disappointed, came back inside and has hardly moved since.
Perimeter secured. I’m headed back inside.
Snow or no snow, life goes on. We’re throwing a big party tomorrow and will have around thirty of VEH Don’s cycling buddies here for dinner. A party for that many people (especially hard core athletes) takes a LOT of food – not to mention beer and wine – and a LOT of planning.
Don and I have been throwing parties together forever, and it becomes almost a dance in the kitchen when we’re in the groove. This time he’s in charge and I’m his sous chef and dishwasher. Sometimes, it’s the other way around. Cooking together always reminds me how lucky I am to have found him, lo, those many years ago. Even when disaster strikes. Doesn’t happen often, but it did today.
Early into the cooking session, Don almost chopped the tip of his finger off. We worked together to get it bandaged. There was so much blood it looked like a crime scene. I DON’T DO BLOOD, so I gathered the first-aid supplies (blue painter’s tape to secure the gauze qualifies as a first-aid supply, doesn’t it?) closed my eyes and sent him to see the professionals. Four stitches were needed.
Yeah, THAT will put a crimp in your food preparation. Back away from the knives, mister.
A trip to the emergency room does not slow us down. I stayed home to caramelize a massive batch of peppers and onions for one of the appetizers. Twelve peppers and four huge onions. Takes forever if you do it right – low and slow.
Raw on the left, cooked for over an hour on the right. Going on pesto-smeared brushetta and topped with goat cheese. Oh yeah.
All of this happened before happy hour. Good lord. If you don’t mind, I’m gonna go to bed early. Daylight saving day tomorrow. I’m one hour sleep-deprived already!
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A REASON to get another goat and have goat’s milk so you can make goat’s cheese!
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Yea, sure. Because I needed to put milking a goat on my to-do list today (exhausted sigh). Goat cheese is why I live five minutes from Whole Foods. 🙂 And why you live five minutes from Whole Foods, too! We are two lucky girls.
Curious why there is a CPR ad after your post! It was on before the
ITT technical institute ad. What else happened after the stitches?
HaHa! Nothing happened- although when we were bandaging it I said thank you to my pacemaker! I would have been flat on the floor without it! 🙂
I’m so over winter also!!! 🙁
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Ah, but we live in Colorado – it is SO gorgeous today! Hope it is on the western slope too!
Sounds like you guys had a super busy weekend. Sorry about the snow. We had rain… Truck loads of it again and I am so ready to dry out and warm a bit too.
I really love the clothes line photo… say’s it all doesn’t it.
Glad your hubby is okay. I have a good friend whose hubby is a cyclist and they host parties too and wow can those guys eat! I guess because they burn so many calories.
Hope you had a good weekend
Jen
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We’ve just finished collecting the plates and glasses from the house, and the yard, and started the fourth dishwasher load. I met GREAT new people, and the party was a blast. My favorite part? Friends from other parts of our lives, our best friends, came over to cook and do dishes and keep the flow going so this party was great. Thanks to Scott, Angie, Joy and Karen for supporting us, paying it forward, doing what friends do, and being simply freaking awesome. Jen, I hope you can stop by someday!
You stayed home with the ONIONS?! ROFL!!! You’re killing me!
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Caramelized onions are very, very important in our house! 🙂
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Wow – I’m impressed that you pulled off the whole party after all that!
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We’ve only gotten one major snow this year and for that I guess I am glad although I think snow does a good job of clearing up the crud and making things fresh for the spring. My husband sliced his finger once and I had to keep it together to get him to urgent care. Not fun.
Ouch! I trust all is better now.
The finger is better. It is, however snowing today – a month after that was written! I’m so over the snow!