Joyeux Noël

 Today we are celebrating two birthdays on the Farmette.   The first birthday is one I think you are all familiar with.  The other is the birthday of a very special 2 year old girl.  (Who thinks she looks pregnant?)

After opening presents and filling our bellies with bagels smothered in cream cheese and caviar, we headed out to sing happy birthday to Noëlle.  She very much enjoyed the attention, though she was a little suspect of the birthday apple offering.

Happy Birthday Noëlle!

Snow Day on the Farmette

All of the critters were a little flummoxed by the ice and snow that stormed into town yesterday.  What I thought was going to be a relaxing half day off from work was spent coaxing and cajoling Noelle and Cody Bear across an icy patch in the pasture to the relative warmth of the barn. After about a half hour, I finally spread hay across the ice and lured them in with treats along the way.

This morning we awoke to a farmette decorated in winter white.  While I much prefer the warm summer months, there is something magical about newly fallen snow.