So winter has hit Texas.

[Texaswitchy]

Right now it is about 45 but will drop down to 🥶.

The temp will go up and down like that.

The front blew in about three this morning.

So we spent the last two days getting pole barns ready for cows and mules.

My neighbor has rescue mules,. they make great guard mules.

We had warm December, now the temp drop.

So now sitting in little barn waiting on the young heifers to give birth.

They look like they will explode any time now.
They are huge.

But it nice and warm in here, the cow dogs are here with me.

Some the barn cats are curious.

Everybody stay warm.

[COL Mustard]

1. Can you send Cancun Ted back to Mexico?

This time on a one-way ticket?

Please?

[Texaswitchy]

2. I wish we could.

He one sorry excuse for a human being.

[dem4decades]

3. Funny, Rescue mules make good guards and Texas asses make bad Senators.

[Texaswitchy]

5. These mules belonged to elderly gentleman who died.

My friend adopted them.

She has lot of rescue animals.

She wanted donkeys but came home with mules instead.

They are more like pets.

[dem4decades]

15. I had no idea that mules and donkeys were two different animals.

[Texasgal]

4. I'm getting ready to light the fireplace!

Stay warm! BRRRR!

[Texaswitchy]

7. Sharp drop in temps.

Yesterday we were sweating.

I woke up around 3 and it was cold.


The first cold front is a jolt.

[Trailrider1951]

6. I hope you all have a better winter this year

than last. Former Texas resident here (Houston and Austin)

[Texaswitchy]

8. Me to.

Last year was bad.

We had old fashion gas space heaters.

Just a match.

Old houses have gas jets.

Our house was warm.

We had company.

Not going to let people freeze.

A lot of plants died.

Covering them did not help.

[Trailrider1951]

11. You were lucky to have the gas for heat for everybody

Most residences in Texas are all electric. That really surprised me when I moved there from Ohio in 1981. I thought that since Texas was a big producer of natural gas, that it should be the choice for home heating and cooking.

[Texaswitchy]

12. Makes no sense to me either.

Old houses had gas space heaters.

Some people had gas fire places.

Old Dearborn heaters will warm up a room.

We had a about 25 people and assorted pets.

Thankfully we plenty of fresh pork and vegetables.

We had a big pot of pinto beans and cornbread one night.

Soup the next.

We had bought half a cow.

We were prepared.

One guest was very pregnant.

She came with her mother and three kids.

They had a electric house.

We were a full house.

[Zorro]

9. Where are you?

I’m planning to drive through Texas on I10 this weekend.

[Texaswitchy]

10. Close to Austin.

Hill country.

Colder here then the Gulf I think.

Got my long underwear on.

But Gulf is cold.

We are not used to it.

December was so warm.

[yellowdogintexas]

13. currently 37 in Fort Worth. It was 21 at 8:30 this morning nt

[Texaswitchy]

14. Y'all also get so cold

Icy roads.

I am not going back to town until next week.

The water is turned off, pipes drained.

My neighbor is a retired plumber.

The pipes are insulated but still better to be safe.

He will stay over and babysit the house.

He likes the old style heaters.

[bmbmd]

16. I floated down the Guadalupe a bit yesterday

Below Canyon Lake. It was 75 and delightful. Caught some nice fish. Woke up this morning in San Marcos and it was 18 outside.

[Texaswitchy]

17. We putting hay out in the pole barns for cows.

The cows need a warm place to.


We were sweating.

Now long underwear.