Hello Snow...

Winter, you're like a lost lover. Out of the blue you show up, begging for forgiveness of past sins, promising it'll be different this time. And for the first three months it is. You shower me with beautiful days through Christmas and New Years; snow shoeing and long walks in the silent forest.

By February, the cold winds of change start to blow and you start pulling away again. Our relationship turns stormy, icy. By March, we both know its over, but you refuse to let go. It takes that good friend I have in Spring to help me through and remind me that the better days of Summer are yet to come.

But here you are, back again, and I just can't say no to you!

Perfect Snowy Saturday

Finally, we got a good overnight snowfall, a sunny Saturday and no wind...perfect for snowshoeing!

Sadie and I strapped on the snowshoes and away we went! Well okay, I strapped on the snowshoes, Sadie just plowed ahead of me, happily burrowing in the snow every chance she got. 

I love winter days like this!

Water water everywhere

I've been thinking a lot about grey water. I recently stopped buying commercial laundry detergent and started making my own, thanks to a recipe I found over on Soule Mama's blog (on her Tutorials page). I broke down the cost per load and it figured out to 12¢ each! It works just as well and is better for the environment...so why not figure out how to collect my washing machine water for use in my garden?

I have this idea that incorporates a rain barrel, buried PVC pipe and PEX Tubing as a drip line...provided PEX doesn't freeze if you put holes in it. Obviously right now its just a thought swirling in my head as I watch the snow fall outside my window. Its something that will require a conversation with my brother, the commercial plumber, who will know if putting tiny holes in PEX will compromise its integrity when buried or he will have alternative suggestions to my ideas.

While this snow is pretty, its kind of killing my gardening buzz! Though its not like I can do much garden related outside until the ground thaws, might as well think about breaking out the snowshoes.