Winter showed some teeth today, – 8 this morning, and lots of that powerful wind. The ground was a sheet of ice and frozen snow, the animals restless and uncertain. Chloe is a headstrong pony, she gets irritated if she is not fed on time, gnawing on the gate, pawing the ground. She does kiss me on the nose every morning, Maria has trained her well. I am still getting used to starting my day with a kiss from a horse.

We are off to Brattleboro for a day, if it is this cold, we’ll be doing a lot of reading and snuggling up. Okay by me.