Kitten Play

Yesterday was a day for slogging through the ice and snow and slush.

It had rained through the night and continued on through the day.

It's best that my camera stays indoors on days such as that.

We don't want another camera-tastrophie in the same year.

This means cell phone photos are what we are left with.

Most everyone (except the horses, of course)

remained in their shelters during the rain... anti-climactic stuff for a blog post.

Luckily, the kitties were obliging and were up to their usual antics.

They've grown so much... I bet they are three times the size they were when they came

to the farm.

They now have their entire large stall to run and play 24/7.

Their crate is available with soft bed and heat lamp whenever they choose to go in.

Now that they are bigger, nap times are less frequent

and playtime is anytime!

I often hear them mewing from across the stall aisle, as I clean

the manure from the stalls that are open for horses to wander in and out.

The kitties have all found their voices and are sometimes quite talkative

(but only to each other.)

They've discovered that the garden cart which is parked in their stall

is a great place to play hide and seek,

and all manner of kitty games.

(the lighting in the barn is poor, so the photos are poor... but you get the idea.)

I thought I would update you on my quest towards a more sustainable lifestyle
and reducing our carbon footprint.
I have stopped, whenever possible, buying anything packaged in plastic.
My conundrum has been finding organic greens in "light" packaging.
We eat a lot of vegetables and greens, and I hate buying plastic tubs of greens.
 My challenge this year is going to be to come up with a way to grow greens in our greenhouse...
without the use of potting soil.
I would prefer to grow only in our own soil... so getting it into the greenhouse will be a challenge...
impossible, now, while the ground is frozen.
As soon as the first sign of spring is here, I will be planting greens back in the garden boxes.

I have switched to bar shampoo...and I really like it.
I find that the lather that I make with my hands is just the right amount for washing my hair.
And the great thing is, they are packaged in very light cardboard only...
completely recyclable.

We have also switched to tree-free toilet paper... made entirely from sugar cane

and bamboo... two very sustainable sources.

I have found that asking myself "do I need this?" is the best deterrent

for excessive consumerism.

As for our solar panels... the weather just has not cooperated with the 

installation.

Now that the snow is off the roof, work should begin again.