Adventures from Bulgaria: Autumn Memories

By Valeria Idakieva

A lot of people had been waiting for the winter, not only to go skiing, but also to enjoy the mountains covered in snow – white, clean, serene…. Undoubtedly they are beautiful, especially when the sun rays make the snow sparkle and the blue sky seems bluer than ever.

On Franklin Hill Farm: Frozen in time

And in photographs

By Bettina Sperry

Listening to my cows, I stopped for a second. Continuing on, dried hoof prints and crevices remained in the frozen run.

Winter on Franklin Hill Farm

A prose poem to gratitude and worry

By Bettina Sperry

The bitter cold is here and the local temps approach zero each night. This morning our temps were in the negative. I do love cold weather and tend to stay outside working in it and finding farm things to do, but this prolonged deep freeze is making some things impossible to do, and consequently, rearranging my routine and tasks. As well, everything takes longer to complete. While I’m wrapping up year four on this farm, there are improvements yet to be made, fencing to be updated, paddocks to be completed, and a building or two to be added, God willing.

My winter doldrums

By Sharon Stoner

My personal editor wrote me, “Keep warm. Or are you already air-conditioning down there?” (I live in “sunny Florida.”)
    Well, I told him, it’s 41° ‪at 11 a.m‬. Up from 28° last night. I think that the AC will be off for quite a while. Hard freeze this morning.

Wintry Sofia (Bulgaria)

Four of several dozen photos my son sent his mother and me this morning. Taken this very day in Sofia.