December was hard, lots of snow coming, going, returning, flooding! Getting out to the chickens was hard, but first chance I got I moved them close to the side door, to make it easier to check on them when the snow was deep and crisp and even!
The green tomato chutney is fantastic and I was inidated with Thanks from everyone who received a gift jar!
The christmas cake, puddings and sweetmince pies were also a massive success (Thank you Deila) Those few small cooking apples went a long way, lets hope I get a bigger crop this year.
So much for nights spent reading seed catalogues, I worked lots of Overtime when I could get out, took holidays on the nights I was snowed in. But that doesn't mean I didn't do lots of planning!
I bought a Beehaus in the sale which came a few days ago and have signed up for a bee keeping course, with a lot of hard work and a good amount of luck I might have honey this fall and wax for candles! I also have a soap recipe that I really want to try.
My dad has promised to sort out my fence this year which means more possibities with animal keeping this year.
I've intend to get some birds from Happychicks they deliver to my area on the first Tuesday each month. I think 6 hybrid chickens will keep me more reliably supplied than the pure breeds that started droping off in September! A trio of Aylesbury ducks and geese are also on the shopping list also for eggs. Duck eggs are yummie and the best for cake baking, geese eggs make the most excellent custards and best of all creme caramel, I can't wait.
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