The last week or so has been great fun! Michael and our neighbor, Steve, set to work pruning the apple, plum, peach and cherry trees. The cold puts the trees into a dormant state that is perfect for trimming them back…way back. It always amazes me how much growth there is during the Spring and Summer and, therefore, how much must be trimmed away in the Winter. After this Friday’s snow passes, it will be time to trim the apricots and the larger cherry tree near the kitchen window.
Neighbor Steve also built some cool birdhouses and shared a few with us. Michael sealed the roofs and set to putting them in the trees.
Too cold and wet to play outside
The dogs have taken to staying inside, unless their “friends” venture out to play. They love to jump into the truck and ride up the mountain with Michael when he’s got wood to cut and split. Otherwise, they seem content to lay in front of the fire and wait until it’s necessary to take a trip outside. I agree…fire is my friend.
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When temperatures are chilly, I tend to stay in the kitchen and cook. Nothing warms me up like a hot pot of stew, soup or sauce on the stove and cookies in the oven. Michael has no problem eating most of the goodies, so that saves me, at least a little. 😉
Tonight, dinner is homemade spaghetti and sauce with vegan meatballs. I also had some sugar coated peanuts that we received for Christmas. We weren’t eating them, so I chopped them up and put them into a batch of chocolate chip cookies, cutting back the sugar a bit. The result was wonderful. And, no more sugar-coated peanuts!. (Planned on posting a pic of dinner on the plate, but couldn’t wait to eat it and forgot to grab the camera 😉
Best of all, Michael made my end table!! I wanted a small end table to put beside the couch in the basement. What he did with a log from the woodpile was amazing. Be sure to take a look!
Enjoy Life and Live Vegan!
Catherine and Michael
Sweet Mountain Life 