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  • From: bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
  • To: roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Cold,cold weather
  • Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:12:49 -0800 (PST)

Gosh, that is really cold for as far South as Arkansas. I sure hope none of
your pipes burst.............................

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--- On Mon, 12/22/08, roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com> wrote:

> From: roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Cold,cold weather
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 10:25 AM
> No, no precip of any sort right now, just very cold. it was
> 3* and windy when I fed this morning. The water lines all
> froze last night, and I couldn't scrounge up enough ice
> to melt for the horses, and the little pond by the stall is
> frozen solid (tried to bust it with a shovel, no luck), so I
> turned them out to get water for themselves down by the
> creek. I like to keep them in the paddock by the house when
> the weather is like this so I don't have to be out in it
> looking for them if they don't come up for hay in the
> eve or morn. I'm hoping our water tank just ran dry
> because we left the water running at a pretty good drip to
> keep it from freezing. At least then the pipes won't
> break. But no water in this weather is bad when you've
> got dogs and chickens and cats who can't melt their own
> ice to drink. Well, the dogs will go down with the horses to
> the creek. But the cats and chickens still need someone to
> provide it to them.
>
> Roxann, NW AR
> http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the
> homestead)
>
> -------Original Message-------
> From: bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Cold,cold weather
> Sent: 22 Dec '08 17:15
>
> Do you have snow again? How cold id your part of the
> ozarks ?
>
>
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