Tonight it's supposed to be -35 degrees - record-breaking lows! We're all a little cold up here, and I find myself anxiously anticipating the first lambs and a thawed garden. Here are a few images of how we're staying warm.
The views on a cold night are extra clear. The purple-pink mountains are really hard to capture.
The goats are especially cold this time of year. The boys are tough and keep each other warm. Because Hops is aggressive and Penny's a wimp, the girls don't have anyone to cuddle. Here are the ladies in their fashionable new coats.
Hops in her red coat.
Penny got a blue coat.
Even our house in the village is cold. I shoveled 15 inches of snow off our back deck today. The ground is covered and solid.
This year we got two wood stoves. The first is a Fireview from Woodstock Soapstone in Lebanon, NH. We really love this stove. 
The second stove is an older Scandinavian stove made by Lange. This little stove helps keep our kitchen and dining area extra warm. 
With all this cold weather I've been daydreaming of planting the garden. While we still have squash left over from last year's garden, I can't wait to till the garden and smell the dirt.
We have several quarts of dilly beans left, but these have to last us until next Thanksgiving when the new batch has been fully flavored. 
I couldn't wait any longer. Last weekend I ordered my seeds, and they've already arrived! 
Now I just have to wait three months for the ground to thaw. Three months...that's only 1/4 of a year. And I guess I'll have to wait for the temperature to warm by...90 degrees!
Brr that's cold! We got to around -13 and that was cold enough, my asthma hates the cold weather. I love looking at the gardening catalogues and planning this time of the year. Stay warm :)
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