There’s a great deal of talk about the nature of this winter, and today some attention-getting temperatures hit the farm  – well below zero, and my fingers hurt just to go outside. Made my walk up the hill, though. Oddly, all the neighbors say this is what every winter used to be like, almost every year, and many of them feel like an old friend has returned. This one has some bite.

The Library Book tour starts tomorrow in Granville, N.Y., the Pember Library at 2 p.m, and then Monday morning, we head for Cobleskill. A bit uneasy leaving the farm with so much snow and ice, but Chris Barrett and Kevin Baylor came bye today and tied up the driveways and the snow piled up behind the house. They also sanded, which was much appreciated. When you leave, you just have to not look back. And the library tour will be exciting, and challenging. I’m planning on ignoring the weather and just charging ahead until something stops me. Looking forward to many stops, including Providence, my hometown library. I plan to visit my parents tombstones, both in Rhode Island and it will be important to go back and see my books in the library shelves. I remember that kid. He loved his library.

Tomorrow, looks like we’ll get way below zero, and we’ll be putting the donkeys in the barn. From Monday on, it is not that bad, I don’t think.