2 /27/25  He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows or judge all he sees. Benjamin Franklin

Fair, calm, 22 degrees.  Clouds move in shortly bringing us 3-5 inches of snow today with a SSE breeze.  Today's high is 34.  Cloudy tonight with a low of 29.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with a WNW wind, a high of 34, a low of 15.  Rain/snow Saturday with an ESE breeze, a high of 43.  A brisk NW breeze Saturday night with a low of 10.  Partly cloudy Sunday with a NW wind, a high of 20. Clear with brisk NW breezes Sunday night with a low of -3.  Sunshine Monday with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 22, a low of 7.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a brisk WSW breeze,  a high of 38.   Snow showers Tuesday night with a low of 28..  Showers Wednesday with a SSW breeze, a high of 44, a low of 41.  Showers next Thursday with a stiff SW breeze, a high 49. a low of 26.  Snow showers Thursday night with a brisk west breeze.  Mostly cloudy next Friday with a WSW wind, a high of 31, a low of 16.   Partly cloudy next Saturday with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 33, a low of 16.  Partly cloudy next Sunday with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 30, a low of 13.  Partly cloudy Monday the 10th with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 30, a low of 15.  Partly cloudy Tuesday the 11th with a stiff west breeze, a high of 38, a low of 25.  Mostly cloudy Wednesday the 12th with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 44, a low of 30.  Rain/snow showers Thursday the 13th with a high of 43, a low of 31.

    With winter trying to stay and spring trying to come no trays of plants will be placed close to the outside walls of the greenhouse.  This means extra work rearranging the trays when spring temperatures win. but it can get pretty cold next to a plastic wall at -3 with a  brisk NW breeze!  Even with the chilly forecast Monday they will have to make sure the greenhouse doesn't get too hot.  There is lots of heat in the sunshine now.  What will the midweek storm do to the snow pack?  The hens are slowly increasing production.  I hope Sunday and Monday don't slow them down.

   The last seed back order came in yesterday's mail.  Sekh and Gilbert spent a half hour discussing the best way to plant carrots.  It just isn't possible to plant the seeds thinly enough to avoid hand thinning of the seedlings.   Too crowded and you don't get nice carrots.  But there isn't enough garden space to have blank spaces in the rows.

    Yesterday's sunshine and warmer temperatures made traveling by horse and buggy easier.  A young Amish man stopped by to talk to Bekah about growing seedlings and if he could order some ahead of time. He had two little ones with him.  They were dressed in layers, making them look nearly as round as they were tall.  Even so they were glad to come stand by the cook range why Dad and Bekah talked.  Some other Amish families have Bekah start seedlings.   She doesn't ask for a deposit from the Amish, their word has always been good.

    May your day be blessed, Sally