Winter ebbs: Lunar New Year Eggs, Duck with Creasy Greens and Pine Cone Hash... with Zoning.
The sleet storm arrived and settled in for a long visit. The wet whiteout wind furiously howled, the polar air pulled temperatures down into unrelenting single digits. I woke to keep the fire going at night. Christoph's back went out. The donkey went down. "Hit her with some bantamine and hopefully she lives, there's no way we can travel in this..." The vet spoke truth: if something happens now, to any of us, NO ONE CAN COME. Over 12,000 Virginians required emergency care for broken bones or injury from the ice. It was thick, unbreakable, and deadly. When it finally began to melt over a week later, I made sure to note my off-grid tips on how to handle the ice, and good keepers to have on hand in the pantry for winter storms . Finally, days later, Cocoa Puff emerged into the pasture for the 1st time since the storm. I ran to her like a long-lost lover across a flower-filled meadow except I was sliding on 4" of ice so... awkward ! YAY COCOA PUFF!!!! You know...
