Things slow down on the farm in the winter.  Nothing is growing so there is no need to water or mow.  We have been cutting down trees around the pond to use as firewood and fence posts.  The hoop house has been ordered and will be delivered this week.  We hope to put the frame up the week after Christmas.  In order to prepare the growing area where the hoop house will be, we have collected bagged leaves from our neighbors and have made compost piles at the farm that are made of leaves, hay and sheep manure.

The outhouse building is complete but we have not installed the toilet yet because we are waiting until we get the hole dug for the homemade septic tank.

The field mice seem to like the barn and we have caught about 12 mice on glue pads. Once we get some barn cats, I think the mice will decide the stay out of the barn.

Cris and I are deciding on the plans for the cabin and are working on a farm calendar to plan our weekends so we get things planted on time this year.  We were late planting this year because we were determined to get the barn built.

The bees have slowed down now that it has gotten colder. We checked on them today and they seem to be doing well.  The fish have moved towards the bottom of the pond and the pond is back up to it's normal level thanks to some rainy days.