Looks like a big'un blowin' in folks!
They're calling for up to 20+ inches in our neck of the woods...the Heldeberg region of the New York state Appalachian mountains.
We're all set with provisions and contingencies...propane for the house, greenhouse and to run the backup generator in case power goes out. Plenty of wood for the stove in the shop and the fireplace. The truck is gassed up and ready to plow the drive and the lane. The snowblower is gassed up and ready to cut the "luge runs" out to the shop, greenhouse, chicken coop and hives. The hives are blockaded with straw bales to help keep them protected from wind and snow and the coop is covered with greenhouse plastic so the girls are protected from the wind and don't have to walk around in the snow. Top it off with frdge, freezers and cool storage full of veg, fruit, dairy and meat....a nicely stocked wine cellar...some beer...
We...Are...Ready....
Of course, now it probably will only snow a couple of inches and that would just be all good too...
For those of you under the storm/blizzard warning areas...how did you prepare?
Hi Kathryn!
ReplyDeleteSame here - much hoopla and dire warning - and as it happened this area was spared the worst. Always relieved with that outcome...
For years and years I'd run in circles (forward and backward, lol) to prep when warnings were issued. Eventually I got a)smart b)tired c)experienced d)pick any combo of the above lol and each fall just forced myself stock the cellar with canned food/water/flashlight n battery/blanket and whatever else seemed wise. Gas in the sheds (not to be used except for emergency). Not fun every fall but it was less stressful when the drama (errmmm I mean warnings :-) rolled in for storms, snow, ice, travel advisory, loss of electric (have I missed any of the warning categories? lol).
Now I still battle with myself to cycle the fall stash OUT of the cellar each spring to use and then replace the following fall.
Without doubt more of a challege (if not impossible) to prep ahead food/water or protection (such as you mentioned for bees) for the various farm-family creatures...
For sure the winters on a farm are an ever evolving process of trial/error/learning - at least for me :-)
Hope it skirted your place too - but for sure you were READY and that is always a far better way to ride the winter out!
Hugs
Issy