The first part of our pot pourri would be....pantaloons for Heather!! I finally have gotten around to sewing up pantaloons in her favorite fabric that she picked out a few weeks ago! Better late than never...

Now we just have Asheley left to 'pantaloon up'...but she hasn't picked out her fabric yet... whew!

We also met our friends from over in Plymouth at the Pinnacle this past week...for some slippin', slidin', sleddin', and skiing! What a workout...and what a blast!! : D

Our other tid-bit of pot pourri is that we're closing in on XC ski gear for the family! Yay! We found a super bargain from a guy in the U. Henry's (sort of like a locals Craig's List kinda thing) who happened to have various sized boots and skis in kid's sizes! So Heather's now outfitted...

Some little snow shoes for Asheley...

We moved Caitlyn up to some slightly longer skis...

So now Asheley can try this XC ski thing out, too!

Our son now is outfitted with some skis his size...hubby and I still have to do some swapping out...but we're definitely closing in on the snow equipment here!

This is called Criss-Cross Skiing here...which we all do on a regular basis!

However, Asheley somehow manages to work in her very own ski lift...with handsome lift operator, too....how does she do that..??

Finally, our winter pot pourri brings us to a gorgeous mid-winter sunset...taken by Heather...she LOVES capturing our beautiful sunsets...among many other things!

I've also just finished a book this week that I've been meaning to borrow from my friend, Karyn, for quite some time. Back in November, my homesteader friend, Heather, asked me if I'd heard of Joel Salatin. I hadn't, but turns out our other 2 homestead neighbors had a couple of his books. If only I'd gotten to it sooner!

It's a book written by our new hero entitled You Can Farm. Joel Salatin is a beyond organic farmer in VA that has opened many new vistas and ideas for the little homesteader...and those searching for sustainable ideas....as well as wholesome, responsible, clean food. He's got a great sense of humor and a truly deep appreciation for the land...and allowing animals to behave in ways that are natural for animals. As he says...pigs should be able to express their innate pig-ness, chickens their chicken-ness, and cows their cow-ness! It's not about purely pets or animal worship...he's quite practical...but he does do a very blunt job of describing what's going on with industrialized farming and food processing...even the 'organic' stuff!

His Polyface Farm is a multi-generational family owned endeavor that seeks the best for the animals, the best for the soil, the best for the family...and the best for the pocketbook, too! He's incredible...their farm family is incredible! I'll be reading his Family Friendly Farming this next week as soon as I can get my little hands on it from my friend, Sherry's, bookshelf! I'll be sharing more about all this on Green Pioneer soon. So have fun being totally encouraged and emboldened by Joel's plethora of ideas and wisdom! : D

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