Meet "Rusty."

Winter has come to this neck of the woods.  Our house has been chilled by a very cold north wind, and only the very brave...or very hungry...venture outside.  This little fellow has found my feeder.  If he wasn't so darn cute, I might be tempted to shoo him away.  He has to eat though...so I leave him to do just that...UNLESS he is hogging the feeder.  He has to learn to share!

We are learning a lot about our little home since the snow arrived...  I now know why the previous owners had a rug under the kitchen table.  The floor is frigid!  When our other home sells, our first project will be to raise this house and insulate the floor.

Our Pellet Stove is doing a fine job of keeping us warm, but when the wind batters us from the north, we have resorted to using a little teeny bit of electric heat.  Not the best solution, but for now, it is the only solution on the very coldest nights.

I am already dreaming of spring...and my new garden.  I imagine that many are doing the same.  All it takes is a few days of below zero temps, blowing snow, and icy northern winds to set me to dreaming of warmer days.  This spring will bring new adventures in our little home, and those thoughts will sustain me until my first crocus pokes its nose through the warming, wakening earth.  So much to look forward to!