Storm Prep

Wood waiting to be stacked

Yesterday after the kids went to school I started to get ready for the coming storm. Thankfully an oil delivery had just come and a cord of wood was waiting for me outside the wood shed. It was freezing out. By the time I got out there around 9am it had warmed up to -14 degrees C. What a joy, not.

Filled wood box

I started splitting and I must say I was in heaven. The wood was Ash and it nearly fell apart on it's own. Such a joy.  Within the hour I had enough to take inside to fill the wood box. It should last about 4 days. Then, I stacked the remaining in the wood shed.

Knowing the seedlings would be needing some sun, I carted all of them up to the little greenhouse for the day once the inside temp was over 5 degrees C.

Then I made some phone calls, planted more seeds and did some chores around the house like laundry. Which I'm still doing without a clothes dryer by the way! Sheets have to wait for a sunny day with less wind.

Once the kids were home we played hockey and soccer up at the barn. What a hoot!

Dinner was pork tenderloin in a Hoison sauce with veggies and rice. The meat was spectacular! It was ours after all.

After dinner all the little seedlings came back down and went into holding pattern until after the storm. The onions are starting to smell, well, like onions. Fabulous! Most are now about 3 inches tall and I'm both excited and dreading transplanting all the little suckers. 

We'll see how the greenhouse holds up. It should have enough protection from the wind tucked next the the barn. I'm believing it will be fine.