Mild Winter and more
This has been an exceedingly mild winter by my standards. Most days have been in the low 30s, we’ve had at least 3 major thaws and very little snow fall so far. It’s colder and snowier this week than it has been thus far and it’s not like we can say winter is over as we tend to get snow into May. Anyway, the weather has been very weird for northern Michigan.
I do, in fact, still knit. Just very slowly. I’m almost done with my Ribby Cardi. All the pieces are done and I’ve got it blocking right now. Just have to sew it together, make the collar, add the button bands and attach a zipper. Hmm, sounds like a lot.
We met another family in the area that feels the same as we do about farming and raising animals. We were looking for someone to butcher our meat chickens this summer and found the Bakers in Marion. They are way more sustainable than us. They have a great farm and raise lots of hogs (by lots, they might have 30 or 40 right about now), chickens, beef, etc. They have milk goats! The husband recently quit his off farm job and is doing custom butchering. What does it say about me that I am a little envious of their life? We’ve been out there a couple of times and always end up talking for hours.
