A cold cold day here in the fens, nice thick frost this morning which meant a very cold start to our working day, hot water bottles were filled and a great help they were too, I pity those who make their beads in tiny wooden sheds at the moment, it must be cold for them, but then maybe the smaller space is easier to keep warm.
I do love the winter but even I find it cold in the barn and with the cost of using an electric fire it's better we use the bottles, think I'll start looking for a couple of sleeping bags for us to sit in, once your feet are warm then the rest warms up.
A warm bowl of soup was a welcome treat for lunch before I headed off to the garden and yet another bonfire, I'm sure I'm becoming addicted but don't tell anyone.
Today I burnt off a lot of the cuttings so I'm hoping just one more fire and it will be clear, the ground is frozen so it looks like the hard work is still to come with the digging and setting the beds. We are so lucky having that great rich dark soil here, ideal for growing most crops, it's amazing really, when you dig our soil you find hardly any stones, just dark compost like soil.
I'll be adding horse dung and some organic surface dressings to get more goodness into the soil tho to be honest it doesn't really need it.
So all in all things went well today and so far 2012 as been kind to us, letting us stay healthy and able to work hard and that makes me happy.
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