Winter!!

 Jennifer made a bucket with a carrying strap.

 And we got another lovely layer of snow.

 So beautiful!

 Our chickens had this and their other window shut for the night so they could stay warm and not get a draft. But they were left completely in the dark once their pop door was shut for the night...and Matthew likes to sleep in! Soooooo....the hens, being blind in the dark, were heeding nature's call and laying eggs while still roosting in the dark!  To remedy this we used a shower door from the en-suite shower that we ripped apart (been leaking far too long, time to replace it...but the cheap replacement couldn't get through the bathroom door...so no replacement after all!!) The door needed a good cleaning to get the iron off. Add a frame and screw it to the wall and Ta da! Clucky-ducky and her friends can see as soon as the sun starts coming up! And eggs laid nicely in the cozy nesting boxes.

 Yum! Leftovers from Daniel's birthday. And persimmons. They are amazing, try them next Nov/Dec if you haven't before. Make sure you get the right kind, and eat like an apple, peel and all. Delicious! So is the junk food though. :)

 Evelyn wrote up a half a page of her own volition. She didn't know what CAB spelled, but she obviously liked writing it. Yes, her tooth is loose.

 Matthew

 playing with trucks....the whole world is now a "snow box". The possibilities of play are endless!

  Meanwhile the rest of the crew are using blue recycling boxes for building an igloo.

 Nice work! Snow is perfect for this job today! They knew it was gonna get to 10 degrees and melt in a few days, but still it's worth making just for making it!

And the tooth is out! Evelyn was eating an apple when at last that tooth which had been annoying her for a week fell out. She was really thrilled.