Winter Prep

I'm thankful that winter weather has taken it's time in coming this way.  It has given us a few more days to prepare.  Here are some of the things we've done in the last few days to get ready for the inevitable:

• The last of the carrots have been dug and are awaiting cleaning and storage.
• The last of the asparagus stalks in the garden will get cut down later today and placed as mulch over the remaining uncovered asparagus plants.
• The gutters were cleaned out yesterday.
• The mower has been drained.
• The snow-blower NEEDS to be tuned up!
• The last of the double-hung storm windows will be cleaned this week.  (This is something which I had hoped to complete earlier in the Fall!)
• The beds have been made up with flannel sheets to ward off the chill in our bedroom which can be pretty cold in the winter.
• The quilts have been removed from storage and placed in a convenient location awaiting usage on much colder nights.
• We're eating hearty soups much more often.
• I'm knitting and crocheting again, preparing for Christmas and beyond.