tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28884256.post6313979294334790697..comments2023-10-23T09:49:09.422-07:00Comments on Musings from Fairlight Farm: How to Pass a Rainy Icy DayTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131066591477169851noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28884256.post-46403954954781256872007-12-13T13:45:00.000-08:002007-12-13T13:45:00.000-08:00Well, technically we are desert - high desert. The...Well, technically we are desert - high desert. The Ponderosa Pine is listed as a drought-tolerant high desert tree. Yeah, right...I'll believe it when I see it. ;)<BR/><BR/>I keep hearing about all sorts of power outages, trees down, etc. from your area and hope you're still OK. I remember one ice storm in Kansas where we had to dress by the gas stove (we had a window cracked when we had the stove on) and kept dringing warm drinks to help with the cold. Thank heavens we had lots of quilts and blankets. Even our daughter who was about 4 when this happened, remembers it still.<BR/><BR/>People here have been asking me if I have coats on the sheep to keep them warm...I say "Heck, no! They have a better wool coat than I do!"Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933105773412843275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28884256.post-24546241923052034112007-12-11T11:04:00.000-08:002007-12-11T11:04:00.000-08:00So far so good here, Kathy.We got some ice, but mo...So far so good here, Kathy.<BR/>We got some ice, but mostly on the trees and fencelines-nothing on the power poles. Lots of rain, raining again today. The temps stayed steady just above freezing last night. This morning it was near 50, then dropped down to about 37, and is now climbing again and is at 41 now (and pouring). Crazy. We missed the really bad stuff by about 40 miles. I'm sorry for the folks that got it, but so glad we didn't get it again. We still haven't climbed outta the mess from the January one. Sounds to me like you are getting quite a fierce storm your way. And here I thought all of Arizona was sunshine and desert! ;-)<BR/>TammyTammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131066591477169851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28884256.post-23509859650890951012007-12-10T14:45:00.000-08:002007-12-10T14:45:00.000-08:00I hope you're OK, Tammy...I've been hearing about ...I hope you're OK, Tammy...I've been hearing about your storm throughout the day when I come in to listen to The Weather Channel about our storm. I hope this is one you can stay in and snug with the animals until it passes. <BR/>As I write this we're in white-out conditions with much more snow to come later tonight and tomorrow. Good thing the sheep have nice wool coats 'cause from the camera in the barn I can see they are all outside in the thick of it! Silly sheep!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933105773412843275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28884256.post-51996095194849733782007-12-09T18:50:00.000-08:002007-12-09T18:50:00.000-08:00We started out with rain, then freezing rain, now ...We started out with rain, then freezing rain, now snow on top of that. The cats haven't moved much from the front/sides/back of the woodburner. :) Keep warm!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933105773412843275noreply@blogger.com