2/26/26  Friendship is the greatest of worldly goods.  CR Lewis

Cloudy, 22 degrees.  Sun and clouds today with a strong west breeze, high 34.  Clear tonight, low of 6. Sunshine tomorrow, a west breeze, high 32, low 16.Mostly cloudy Saturday, a SW wind, high 44, low 23.  Partly cloudy Sunday, a strong NW breeze, high 27, low -3.  Mostly sunny Monday, a NW breeze, high 21, low -2.  Partly cloudy Tuesday, a strong SW breeze, high 33, low 20.  Partly cloudy Wednesday, a brisk west breeze, high 43, low 19. Cloudy next Thursday, a NW breeze, high 36, low 16. 1-3 inches of snow next Friday, high 32, a NE breeze, low 22. Morning rain/ice next Saturday,  NW breeze, high 41, low 25. PM showers next Sunday, snow showers overnight, a NW breeze, high 42, low 31. Light freezing rain early Monday, the 9th, then showers and fog.  A SW breeze, high 49. low 33. Showers the rest of the week, highs 53 to 45.  Lows 35 to 28.  Sap will run!

   I find it hard to believe it will get as cold as the forecast predicts.  The temperature hasn't been reaching the lows predicted.  But I'm sure it won't be pleasant.  Seven boxes of pugs and cuttings come Monday or Tuesday.  The furnace will burn lots of propane.  Bekah or Jay will probably get up to check the greenhouse and put wood on the stove.  Bob Nicholas, an old farmer and sugar maker always said sap weather wouldn't come until about the tenth.

This year is proving him right.

    The ice melt worked.  The couple inches of new snow helped.  I was able to fill all the feeders this morning and throw sunflower seeds on the Christmas tree.  A chickadee scolded me the entire time I was out there.  It is a Christmas card scene today with the sun shining on the frost covered trees. Smoke is rising from the greenhouse.  

     I made the butter last night. It has been twenty some years since I was making butter, I hadn't forgotten how.   I was pleased to be able to do it, pleased that I could do it and pleased to help Bekah.  Bekah took care of the churn.  No way am I going to try washing that heavy jar!

      May your day be blessed, Sally