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-20C last night, probably -30 tonight. Last night was a windstorm and I think it snowed, but everything blew so much it's hard to tell. The outdoor tap was frozen this morning, even after I stoked the fire. I ended up putting a toque on the tap and turning the fire way up (this 24-hour period I'll go through three loads of wood instead of the usual 1) and it finally thawed around 2pm.
Everyone has had a bunch of water and food. I couldn't dig the cord out of the ice to give the muscovies heat so I gave them a ton of fresh straw. The front of the pighouse blew off (that A-frame is just falling apart) but when I went out to fix it in the sunshine I lost most of my visual field due to a migraine and had to come in for a bit. It's dark now, I'll go out and carry a ton of straw to the pigs and put the front back on for them, hopefully I'll be able to see this time. I hope the visual thing is just the normal non-pain parts of a migraine and going out there won't launch a full one.
House is warm, I've got a bunch of wood split for the next few days, but really when it's this cold I just want to hunker down inside and stay safe.
Last couple days I've sewed a test sock and a test fingerless glove. Both need alterations (fingerless glove needs width added at the wrist, sock needs to figure to how to angle the toes instead of going straight across). I wore my test Marie Claude all day today and it seems ok under the polar fleece I have on. The sleeves are just that touch snug. I think the reason the back is a little weird is the whole thing is sitting tilted backwards, that is, the shoulders are sitting too far back on my body, maybe because the back of the neck comes up too high on my neck (because I sewed the band on messily?). Tempted to make a big shaggy thermal pro version of it anyhow.
Ooof, ok, it's dark and work is over. Wish me luck on the migraine/whatever it is.
Everyone has had a bunch of water and food. I couldn't dig the cord out of the ice to give the muscovies heat so I gave them a ton of fresh straw. The front of the pighouse blew off (that A-frame is just falling apart) but when I went out to fix it in the sunshine I lost most of my visual field due to a migraine and had to come in for a bit. It's dark now, I'll go out and carry a ton of straw to the pigs and put the front back on for them, hopefully I'll be able to see this time. I hope the visual thing is just the normal non-pain parts of a migraine and going out there won't launch a full one.
House is warm, I've got a bunch of wood split for the next few days, but really when it's this cold I just want to hunker down inside and stay safe.
Last couple days I've sewed a test sock and a test fingerless glove. Both need alterations (fingerless glove needs width added at the wrist, sock needs to figure to how to angle the toes instead of going straight across). I wore my test Marie Claude all day today and it seems ok under the polar fleece I have on. The sleeves are just that touch snug. I think the reason the back is a little weird is the whole thing is sitting tilted backwards, that is, the shoulders are sitting too far back on my body, maybe because the back of the neck comes up too high on my neck (because I sewed the band on messily?). Tempted to make a big shaggy thermal pro version of it anyhow.
Ooof, ok, it's dark and work is over. Wish me luck on the migraine/whatever it is.
