Winter walk

We've received more than a foot of snow in the last 9 days. We're still just a bit beyond 2 feet in total for the season, off our historical pace. A walk this afternoon displayed some great scenes of the season.

A unique lunch fueled today's trek: Ham and Vermont cheddah between two oatmeal buttermilk pancakes.

Burkey?

Still only at one foot of snow for the season, although more is expected later this week. The winter hasn't been horribly cold yet either. It remains the best time of year to complete some indoor projects. Here are pics of three recent accomplishments.

A lovely shawl:

Oatmeal bread: 

Burkey meatloaf (turkey and hill-grown beef):

Good morning!

As another year winds down, the optimism each new sunrise can bring always seems like something to treasure.

Last sunset of autumn

Winter starts in under and hour! The sunset six months from now will be about four and a half hours later than today (and well off to the right of this photo)!

We'll have consecutive weekend storms. Three inches of snow fell last weekend. Temps (and wind speeds) will reach 50 on Friday, with a great deal of rain. Then, temps nosedive, with the high Saturday in the teens. Welcome to wacky NH in December!

Cookie decorating took place last weekend during the storm.

Recent happenings

We usually slow down a bit as the weather cools, but November seems especially busy this year. Examples of some recent activities include:

Smoking bacon with the neighbors

Enjoying walks along snowy rock walls that seem to never end

Eating lovely pies

Consuming stocked Thanksgiving plates

Installing new curtains (to keep low sun from getting too bright over the cooler months and to keep some heat out in the summah).

Wood-fired garden soup

Potatoes and leeks from the garden make for a wonderful soup. We always enjoy our wood-fired meals, especially because cold weather has finally arrived to stay for a while. The temp did not get above freezing today, compared to the 62 degrees that started our Saturday morning.

Great start to Veterans Day

Another beautiful sunrise today. Happy Veterans Day to all!