bugger its cold out today. the thermo says -2 and the wind is blowing so teh wind chill is -10 or so. i bundled up and tried to do some scavenging but i turned around after two blocks. Bitter cold. We had a couple cans of pork and beans for brunch and Jay went back to bed. i Stayed up to write a bit and then im off a snooze as well.

One good thing is all the mice are gone (for the time being at least) so none of the food stuffs have ben eaten into or destroyed by rodent action. i fear the lossof all smaller mammalian life will have drastic effects on the food chain later on but thats the future. Being as its so cold ive seen very few birds, save the occasional hawk or other predatory avian. I think they are feeding on the lesser birds to stay alive. i havent seen a robin or any other songbird for months now.

I miss bread. I havent had fresh bread for MONTHS now. we have a kind of canned bread thats good for carbs but it tastes like wet caboard box unless you slather it with jelly or peanut butter. Im thinking about making a jaunt past the hills next summer to try and find some standing wheat. If could bring it back here, we could transpant it and grow wheat in town. There is enough open area on the north edge of town to grow a respectable field but harvesting is going to be a problem. i can hand sow wheat (i did it when i was a kid for fun, figure THAT out) but i for the life of me cant figure out where we will find a scythe and a threshing bin. wait a minute. i have an idea.