December 2

As we move toward Christmas we work on adding a bit more of the beauty of the season inside our home during this dark yet beautiful month.

Yesterday was unusually warm and it is very unusual not to have even a bit of snow on the ground by now. However, we took advantage of the bright sunny, mild day to spend much of the afternoon outside.

Walking around our homestead we ~

~gathered evergreens, mostly balsam and some beautiful pine that we found

~enjoyed observing our chickens who love this mild weather

~ built a little stone path to the barn ~ there is a wee little stream of running water under the rock bridge

~checked on our new 20 chickens in the back section of the barn.

We spent this past Sunday making a coop for them in the barn because some friends were moving and needed to find a new home for them. Our original 17 are still in the separate coop.

I stacked some wood and then put fresh hay in the chicken coops and then we headed inside for some tea cookies.

Warm wishes.