Brrr....

It's been kind of an odd winter. After five weeks or so of very mild weather, it has turned cold and snowy. We've had temps below 0 now for the past week or so. Yesterday about 6" of fluffy snow fell. I don't mind the cold weather at all, but it is really hard on things. Our van's brakes seem to be awry and we've had some frozen water lines.

The critters around the house seem to handling the cold rather well. The hens are still laying. One decided to lay a rather enormous egg. Speaking of eggs, we took some to be incubated, but we have yet to hear how many of the eggs are fertile. One of the boys wants to have chickens for a 4-H project, so they need some chicks that are hatched fairly early in the year.

We finished building a covered roof over a cow lot for a farmer who had issues with the EPA after a heavy rain storm washed cow manure from the lot into ditch, which ultimately emptied itself into a yard on the edge of a small town at the bottom of the hill. It was pretty cold work, but at least the lot was frozen, so it wasn't too messy for working.

This week we framed up walls in a basment for some folks who wanted to finish their basement off. That project is waiting for the electrical and plumbing to be installed.

In the shop, I am working on a two piece desk and a kitchen island. I hope to conclude both projects within a week.