We survived the Texas snowstorm of 2026. We never lost power (thank goodness since we have yet to get an electrician to install whatever is necessary to hook up our generator) but had to manage without water for a few days. Fortunately, Jim Bob had a case of water in his pick up so we were fine and there was plenty of water in the troughs for the pasture critters.
For the past couple of weeks, my biggest challenge has been bronchitis that I must have picked up on my latest travels from Alaska. I finally told Jim Bob that it was time to go to urgent care when the roads seemed safe enough last Wednesday. I was officially diagnosed and sent home with antibiotics and meds to ease my incessant cough. I’m still not feeling great but am slowly gaining some strength.
I decided to sit in the pasture for a bit yesterday afternoon to soak up the sun and enjoy the critters. One of our ewes managed to get her head tangled in the hay netting that Jim Bob had put out for the critters during the storm. After initially freaking, she soon realized that I was trying to help and calmed enough for me to free her. Sheep are definitely not the brightest of animals but they are among the sweetest.
This morning, I finally got myself up and out to put out the morning alfalfa for the sheep and llamas. Jim Bob has told me the past few days that our big brown girl Athena, is finally eating out of his hands. Sure enough, she took the hay from me this morning and couldn’t get enough! This is a huge milestone as the llamas have been extremely skiddish since we brought them home in September. While we aren’t besties yet there is progress. Young Adelphi is not there yet but if there’s always hope.
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