Furry Friday: Winterized

My brother, SIL and I were talking last night, and he was listing off all the things he needed to winterize. I chimed in that I was ready, I had winterized the duck.

Nora the duck in a large kitty litter box filled with water

I’ve started filling Nora’s “spa” (large cat box) with water each morning, because it’s difficult to fill the big pool when the hose is frozen. Usually have to wait until later in the day for that.

Monday Menu: Final Harvest and Soup Time

bag of green tomatoes, and several jalapenos and a candy cane pepper on a rock

Expecting our first hard freeze this week. It’s been cold enough that the tomatoes have stopped ripening, so it was time to bring them in. I picked about six pounds, and I expect more than half to ripen, more if I’m lucky.

With cold weather and tomatoes on the mind, it seemed the perfect time for soup!