LESSONS LEARNED from the SNOWSTORM of the Decade!

[@Latebloomershow]

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[@nivruttibarad5969]

Lovely place

[@Lid-0303]

I gut laughed watching your sledding adventure!!! Most laughing I have ever laughed watching a you tube video!!!! Thanks for this. 😃

[@Latebloomershow]

You are most welcome!!!!! Hey

[@greensteven6262]

Hello kaye what a fabulous video I really enjoy watching your super fantastic videos 👍🙏🥧🍯🍷

[@littlecabinintherain1492]

I really enjoyed seeing someone that likes to sled like me. I surprised my nephews last year by joining them sledding on a small hill by our creek. I may be 65, be am still young inside. This year the snow fell heavy everywhere around us, but only gave us 2”. And that had the odacity to fall at night, so I couldn’t enjoy watching the snowflakes fall. I am still hoping for a nice day of snow before spring arrives. I am excited to see your plans for your new garden. My sister and I are putting in a “community” garden here this year. We will be using 1/2 wine barrels instead of bed (my niece who owns this property runs a winery). We will need to put up a fence because the elk like to visit. It will be fun gardening with you this year.

[@ednawarren1421]

I was scooting with you! Pure joy!

[@prinses999tube]

Hey Kaye, good choice to keep the birds away from the windows by putting up more hanging bird feeders and no more on the porch. But please be aware that there lots of birds that only eat from the ground. You can put some feed on multiple spots on the ground every time (below the hanging feeders perhaps), so if there is stuff growing later on, you know you can pull it and the ground feeding birds also do have more than one place to eat and have to fight less for the same feeding spot.

[@Latebloomershow]

Thanks for the tips! I started doing that. Though I hear TONS of birds singing, they haven't been back as interested in seeds since the big snow.

[@greensteven6262]

Hello kaye,,, just watching a another great winter video,,,,,, seeing you battleing with the snow ur shows are brilliant I must say,,,,, ❤️💃👏😇👍🍷🙏🤓🤓🤓🤓👸

[@labcat647]

I didn’t worry too much about the ice and snow... got caught without much groceries, but baked bread and cooked dried beans and stayed inside, painting and working remotely, and just nestled in for the week until it melted. We get snow and ice like this here in Tennessee every few years, and thanks to the pandemic, for once, I didn’t have to get out into the weather.

[@annmarie3520]

Didn’t want to be a Debbie downer but when I saw that tray of birdseed on your porch all I thought was not only are you drawing pretty birds but also field mice. And when it’s cold mice come to find food and warmth - inside your basement, garage and attics. I lived in the mountains of N.J. For 30 years, just talking from experience. Even when your careful you will get the occasional field mouse moving in come fall and winter. Living in the country!😊

[@Latebloomershow]

Oh I appreciate the advice, don’t ever hold back!

[@farmerjones5479]

Save that wood ash! Very useful.

[@Latebloomershow]

Can you tell me how? Other than just dumping it in my compost

[@farmerjones5479]

@@Latebloomershow absolutely! But the compost bin is one of if not the best methods. Potash is powerful and wonderful adding minerals and excellent taste to veg and soft fruit.

[@farmerjones5479]

@@Latebloomershow I sent intro to you on IG. Ttul

[@edwinthompson6510]

@@Latebloomershow Kaye just keep all your wood ash in bags until spring no frost,,,, then scatter over all your growing areas ,,,,,,,Ed

[@mlm7598]

Great video..........made me have some giggles and loved it when you broke into laughter on the cardboard trying to slide one last time before the snow melted. LOL The snow gets to a point it gets to wet to go and it saturates the cardboard then you are having fun but not going much of anywhere. I grew up in So Dak and so we had tons of snow and hills in town and we would sled for hours ........freeze our toes but little kids don't mind that ......HA HA Now it's a different story. You seemed to enjoy the snow and it is beautiful and wonderful but yes, lots to think of especially out there alone in the new homestead. You'll giggle in a couple years down the road and think back on these beginning days. It's all in what you are used to and always something to be learned. Love your new place......a work in progress and it always will be but that is a good thing as we learn everyday as you well know. Age can be a good thing, I just wished I would write down all these things to share with the grandchildren about my experiences of living in the country after growing up in the city. Good job on your fire wood ......... yes the seasoned wood will burn better, get more heat from it and the creosote from the wetter wood won't build up in your chimney. Better, if you can, to use the dryer wood. I am sure you have had tons of input on that. LOL We've been on our place now since 1974 and trust me we learned it all alone and it truly doesn't leave your mind once you have been through some of these things. LOL Enjoy your new adventures, I think it's marvelous.........I started watching you in Cal.....and your channel is always so much fun and so educational as well. Love you spirit and tenacity to get it all done and your independence, but be not afraid to reach out when in need. People love to share their knowledge especially to a new country liver! :-) God bless.........be well!

[@Latebloomershow]

Thank you so much for such a great comment and I’m going to screenshot this so I can re-read it and remember. Where is your homestead? Forgive me if you’ve already told me

[@mlm7598]

@@Latebloomershow We have a big snowball out our front room window called My Rainier! :-) About an hour to enjoy that or an hour to enjoy the views of the San Juan Islands. Beautiful if you can handle the rain. ;-) I'm a sunshine girl so it's difficult at times but it's beautiful as well! In the military life we bloomed where we were planted and patience is certainly a great virtue! I'm sure you can relate and it makes for a beautiful life when we can accept it as a blessing ☺️. God bless Kay, loving your channel! Waiting for spring and it's soon upon us!

[@vivianmadden7313]

I was scootin with ya Kaye! Lol

[@Latebloomershow]

Haha, I tried to make it a visceral experience to watch.

[@christinamarquez9199]

Loved the video!!!

[@BloosSelfReliance]

I'm someone who needs to be ready for pretty much anything after living through many different events. My partner isn't and thinks I'm insane, until this year when he could go to the shed and grab a bag of sand and a bag of salt and found the bits for the car I had, like snow chains for the tyres and a ice scraper for the windows etc. and turned around to me and said, yeah ok I get it now.

[@rscott7005]

OK, your attempt at sledding is absolutely the best thing you have ever posted :D You're a riot sometimes!

[@Latebloomershow]

I think you just made my night. I’m sitting here thunder overhead alone thinking what have I done. I really needed that, thanks!❤️

[@susanangelo7737]

It was like you to not give up (getting the slide going on soggy snow). Funny, funny.

[@Lid-0303]

Try bagged salt to melt the snow paths.

[@Latebloomershow]

Well I was referring to that product that supposed to be less toxic than salt in the video but I was also looking at salt but I haven’t gotten any yet

[@edwinthompson6510]

Kaye we're here just bursting our sides laughing Oh to be a kid again,,, you ,,,, bring the memories flooding back of Utah and the snow my friends myself sledding on the many slopes dodging the trees left then right nearly had the fun you and sister-in-law had on your driveway,,,, two girls laughing playing in the snow magical,,, glad you had a good time with her visit,,,,need maybe to know neighbors,,,, if they are approachable??? ok See you later ,,,,,,,Lucy & Edwin

[@krisulandlott7147]

My neighbor has an electric snow blower and keeps his driveway in good enough shape to get in an out of his garage without 4 wheel drive you might consider something like that looks to be easy to operate

[@Latebloomershow]

I was looking at them online. Haven’t decided but I did order a shovel😉

[@MarysNest]

Hi Kaye, like you, I learned so much during our Texas storms!! And you are so right to get to know your neighbors. Having a close relationship with our neighbors made all the difference in the world. We were able to help our neighbors with food and firewood. And one of our wonderful neighbors was able to help my husband take down large ice-laden tree limbs on our roof to keep them from breaking through!! Phew!! Neighbors helping neighbors. It’s so important. Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️

[@tkaart2242]

I give you an A+ for effort. Sledding...order a good sled now before the next snow storm. Cardboard is not a great sled, try your outside garbage can lid next time. Even if it is attached, they come off.

[@Latebloomershow]

Well since there’s no trash pick up I don’t have an outside can and the inside can does not have a lid and believe me I really thought long and hard about what I had that I could sit on and couldn’t come up with anything but cardboard.

[@tkaart2242]

@@Latebloomershow Oh I forgot about that! You have to take your trash to the dump. RIght? I was thinking the other day, here in Atlanta we are due for a big storm any year now...need a good sled. Not one of those plastic circle things, but a traditional sled like I used in N.C.

[@theIAMofME]

The hardest part is missing the sunshine for me. I wanted to run out there and plant but, I knew the rain was coming. So..... Maybe you could bake a pie some muffins or some sweet bread and take it to your closest neighbor just to say... Hello, I'm your new neighbor"??? It's kind of like a reverse of "Welcome to the Neighborhood" offering. I'm a kind of keep to myself kinda person. So, it would be hard for me. But, you must push passed your comfort zone sometimes. That's when you really learn things especially about yourself.

[@Latebloomershow]

I used to always do that in my neighborhood I was the first person to bring cookies to someone new but I really haven’t gotten into a routine of cooking here but hopefully I will one of these days.

[@silvertonguedaywalker9116]

Evening .Darling. I had to laugh at you trying to slide down x x Laughing is good for the Soul x 🤣🤣🤣🤣❤ Next year Darling make sure you stock up on everything you may need x x That is why in Gardens we nevet have large Mirrors as the birds fly into them x Must go i am going to watch Breaking Dawn x

[@honeycaffena4897]

When we had a fireplace, we would put the logs on a sled in the snow & pull it up to the house. Thoughts, maybe next year? 🤔

[@Latebloomershow]

That’s why I named this video “If I’d only had a sled,” 😉😀

[@sagarmandape2372]

Kaye, thank you for sharing what you have learned and what has to be done being a homestead....and I felt pity for the casualities with birds. Thank you to your friend who sent you bird feeders. You might try covering your windows with curtains. Best Regards and Best Wishes for upcoming March also We feel proud that USA landed HER new rover lab on Mars. Sagar and Friends. 😐

[@wenicudjoe7324]

At lease you're having fun. Enjoy your self.

[@sherylflowers1378]

Who knew you had such a handy sledding partner! The simple life filled with the joy of life. I'm praying for my own homestead someday. I hope your happy and not missing a tiny apartment in Los Angeles. This place suits you and the adventure is only just beginning. We have a garden to grow and a harvest to look forward to! I'm so very delighted for you!

[@jeanneorr7838]

Man that was a hard slide

[@hetty2974]

Even n george was getting tired. Aww.

[@sharongiles6326]

Your doing a great job!! I have been watching you for many years but since you moved and are filming home improvement activities my husband is now watching with me, he says “what’s Kaye got going on”. He liked tommy and the water guys and looking forward to more building and creating. We are both gardeners but he’s not passionate about it like I am. We are also thawing out and have big dreams for spring !! ❤️

[@Latebloomershow]

Oh that is so awesome!! I’m so psyched that your hubby is watching. I’m going to get in there and edit another video so that he can see a little bit more of Tommy. But now we have all this rain so they won’t be any outside help it’ll just be what I can manage to do myself for a few days.

[@robmcnaughton1086]

Sometimes we have to experience things ourselves before we truely understand how it all works.These are lessons for you to take into the future.Life is very different for you now as opposed to Califonia.I think you are doing a great job navigating everything.Look towards spring and all that it will brings.

[@camirichardson7485]

March is often our biggest snowstorms in my zone 7. My feeder is hung in front of my kitchen window which is at the back of the house. I open the window to fill it each day and it's close enough to the window for them to see the glass and not crash into it. The mess stays out back on the ground. It's hung with a decorative plant hanger up above the window and a hook at the end of a chain. The feeder hangs on that hook.

[@Latebloomershow]

One thing the previous owners did when they changed all the windows was they didn’t put windows that open for the most part they’re stationary so I couldn’t do that if I wanted to but that’s very convenient for you!

[@darrellluck7230]

I think you would have enjoyed my toboggan better than that cardboard. Also, I wouldn't stack firewood indoors until right before heating season. You'll be bringing all sorts of insects into your garage and giving them all summer and fall to explore, lay eggs, find out what a 2x4 tastes like. Keep it outdoors under cover where air can dry it out.

[@Latebloomershow]

Oh good to know thank you!

[@ladydi1875]

I had to laugh at your sledding attempt! Lol Yes feeding the birds on your porch is not a good idea, but I mentioned that in a comment on another video. Live and learn that's how we grow! Beautiful video but it's also nice when the snow says "So long".

[@kyfaithhavenfarm9228]

We have blue jays that are bullies. They dive bomb my chickens! Such meanies lol.

[@sherylflowers1378]

Definitely gonna need a broom and dustpan for after bird feedings but how beautiful to see your guests enjoying such a treat . Shelter from the storm provided by Kaye Kitrell.

[@1958pobs]

Gosh well done kaye! It’s all a big learning curve isn’t it, and it’s kind of exhausting when you are so use to not having to think so much about the elements and what it means to your everyday life. Ooooh kaye that last shot, sent shivers down my spine, I hope you don’t have to be prepared for rain, but it seemed very much like the end of a tales of the unexpected!

[@Latebloomershow]

Flash flood warnings through the night thunder, above me. I’ve got my Storm Shield app on my phone set to alert me but even the weather alert the weather transmitting station is out so my weather alert is not working. We shall see!

[@1958pobs]

@@Latebloomershow sending you best wishes and that you stay safe and cosy, warm and dry! Soon will be spring and hopefully the extreme weather conditions will calm down, and allow to get on with getting your garden going.

[@redtail59]

Kaye, having the bird feeding station on your porch could be contributing to the window strikes. I love the decal idea!

[@Latebloomershow]

That was the point I was trying to make I guess I didn’t make it very well but between the air strikes in a mess beating on the porch was a mistake. lesson learned. ❤️

[@Latebloomershow]

*feeding on the porch

[@dakotabob10]

Things could have been worse Kaye. We had below zero weather here for ten days straight. We had several nights where we hit minus 33 below.

[@Latebloomershow]

🥺

[@janiehutchinson2509]

I guess they just don’t make cardboard like they use to!😆

[@asweetiepiebtw2032]

you need a saucer!

[@angelaburnett7979]

Beautiful ❤

[@angelaburnett7979]

You deserve such a wonderful homestead, you are glowing, literally glowing. Tennessee must be good for you, you are genuinely happy. Excited to see you so happy and empowered as you work your beautiful yard into a mother nature inspired paradise. Great tips too ❤❤❤

[@Latebloomershow]

Was just thinking of you this AM, Angie. We must have a convo soon.

[@angelaburnett7979]

@@Latebloomershow yes we do!! I miss you gorgeous. That house and yard are so beautiful, just beautiful. And you will make it even more beautiful. Keep up the good work, and so happy you found some good help. Much love ❤

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

🤣 at least you tried the sledding. What was that, a piece of cardboard?

[@Latebloomershow]

Yep! All I had. With the snow melting kind of slushy I thought it might work I should’ve kept going but there’s no way to control it

[@sherreenations2964]

Snow angels are easier lol.

[@Latebloomershow]

Sherree can you spare a half dozen of the Daniel Boone bean seeds? If so, please send. ❤️

[@patriciaprimm4706]

Love the big white bird feeder that you recently got. You should have tried the sledding before it started to melt..lololol. Loved the video.

[@mycelticstardust]

I was in a bad mood today, but watching you scoot on card board made me laugh, girl you need more snow under your butt!!!! Lol!!!!!!

[@hetty2974]

Oh my goodness,he he he he,🤭 I'm sorry but that really made me laugh trying to sled,awww I'm sorry it didn't work,he he he.xxxxx

[@dmc4more]

You need oars for your sled!!! lol

[@sherryhudson9075]

Bird feeders on a porch make a huge mess, and I wouldn’t want decals on my windows. Just move the feeder off the porch

[@Latebloomershow]

Already done! I’m going to try out a few decals. They’re almost transparent.