An Early Christmas Gift

Inside we are still baking away; we are busy preparing goodies for our annual Christmas treat boxes for our neighbours.  Outside we were able to gift our hens with an early Christmas gift: a tray of homegrown chard sprinkled liberally with tasty aphids.

On this very frosty day, this was a gift warmly received by our resident poultry.  I was just glad to get this bug infestation out of my house!

I will take this as a message from Fate that winter should be reserved for rest.  Message received; I will take a break from growing greens....at least until it is time to start our seedlings for 2020.  Until then I will continue to browse the seed catalogues and dream of warm soil between my toes.