one more taste of winter

The roads were icy and the wind was gusting the snow around so we cancelled an appointment and I then had time to make chili. Perfect for a blustery day!

2 blocks, ground beef
2 onions, chopped
3 stalks celery
1 green bell pepper
1/2 sweet potato
1 head garlic
2 x 500 g containers of precooked kidney beans
1 can tomato sauce
1/2 can tomato paste
2 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
1 tbsp oregano

Lambing!

Springtime in Manitoba!

Finally had a chance to grab some pics of cuteness.

This is the life!

What did you find?

How's your back now, Mama?

As we're lambing and enjoying the new life along with the frustrations that brings, here is a funny posted to Facebook:

(I can't find the attribution, so let me know if you have it and I'll post it!)

What a great way to start the day! Got the lambs and guard puppies fed and the newborns are all looking spry and mamas content. The claimed lambs were all sleeping in a row in our shelter when I went in and it was adorable. Came outside to find a spectacular sunrise reflected by the edges of a ragged cloud, shading from darker oranges to golds as the sun showed its face through the silhouette of a nearby volunteer tree. Meanwhile the wind soughed through the budding tree branches and flapped our tarp. Just had to sing the doxology and a couple verses of a favourite hymn, and had a supporting chorus of bleats and baas nearby and actually was able to keep a tune with my scratchy voice. ;o) (might have been critiques from the audience too - still haven't taken Sheepish 101)