Aslan: Protector of Our Mountain

Aslan looks more like a polar bear than dog in all the snow! It's funny though, all this snow and he's still able to find a mud patch to romp in. I guess he figures we wouldn't be able to find him if he kept clean!

Sure enough: SNOW!

Whatd'ya know! The forecast was correct! By three o'clock this is what we were dealing with. We had previously experienced rain, ice, one thunder crash and strike of lightening just before the sleet started, and finally snow falling fast! Since the iutside projects had to be put on hold Howard made great strides cleaning the wood shop while Lillian tackled the freezers (yes plural). I stayed busy rearranging the upper garage and getting it ready to be more of a work site than a storage facility. Gretchen, Austin, and Mia were able to make it to the farm today despite the snow (Mia literally had to walk up the mountain). Nothing like everybody home on a snow day!

Jump Start to the Day!

The forecast for the next few days includes a lot of every winter condition
possible: ice, sleet, freezing rain, and yes...SNOW! The news is calling for 6-8"s of snow to be exact. This means an early (more-so than usual) start to the day in order to get a jump on the impending weather. After the morning animal feeding routine, first on the list was to get the snow chains on the tractor in case we'll need to dig our way down off the mountain. My first attempt to start the tractor came with a discovery: the key had been left in the on position despite the engine being off. Yes. It was I. I always forget that even though the engine is turned off, the key still needs to be turned to the off position. There is always something to make a simple task a little more complicated up here on the farm. After bringing my trusty eighty-eight Nova down to the barn, a quick jump start brought me back to step one. With the tractor chained and ready to go we're currently getting a lot of sleet mixed with rain, and a thick coating of ice. Despite the winter weather, Aslan and the other animals are still having a blast! Wish us luck and stay tuned for more updates about the weather on our end and more happenings around the farm.

Hello 2011!

Hello 2011!

Brendan here. We have news! I have moved up to the farm and am working four days out of the week amongst all the animals and construction that's been going on. I will be updating the blog more frequently while up at the farm, so stay tuned and don't forget to add your input! The Yurt is up and running and has been a huge hit with weekend rentals, Aslan is growing in to his protective instincts, construction continues as tue farm grows, and we even sold a goose!

It's about time we used this blog and that's what we intend to do.