This blogspot has been quiet for a few weeks but that does
not mean it has been quiet on the home front. Pat has been busy in the evening reseeding bald patches in
the yard and hunting each weekend (unsuccessful thus far). I have been busy
working on a couple of sewing projects for the grandchildren for Christmas. I have a new fleece jacket that I want to cut out and assemble and a wall hanging that I
want to experiment with. I have enjoyed having my new
chair in my sewing room to design projects. Now if I just had enough time to do all I want to do.
Quilt for Bayleigh...Wyatt's is still a work in progress
Crayon roll for Wyatt
In between we have been helpful to our friends Bridget and
Janet on the opening of their new winery. We have been part of their work crew
for the past several years as they have worked to realize their dream. Last Saturday we helped with all the last minute things that needed to be accomplished
for the grand opening, which is this weekend. We are excited for their new
endeavor.
We are the hosts and presenters for our local October
marriage encounter meeting so we have been busy doing a few things around the
house. It is amazing how dirty white trim can get in the short period of time
since we have been in the house. So.... Sunday we spent the morning washing all the
trim on the front of the house and it looks so fresh now.
Big job but satisfying to see it all clean again.
We have also been in the discussion stages of getting some
new chickens. Our research has informed us that our chickens, which are in their 3rd year of life, are on the
downhill slide of production. Between their molt which some of them did this
last summer and their age, we have seen a huge drop in production. We are
currently only getting 1 egg every 2-3 days and the other day at the farmers
market I even had to purchase a dozen. OUCH! So we are talking with the farmers
about getting a few 1 year old birds to get us thru the winter and spring while
raising a few newly hatched chicks which will start producing in the spring. In
the mean time we will start thinning out the 4 that are not producing. I see
some broth and stewed meat pieces in our near future.
I got a few more quarts of applesauce made and continue to
dehydrate peppers from the garden. Lettuce has sprouted bigtime and it is so
pretty. Started harvesting it last week and we have it in a variety of growth
stages so it should last a while. Lettuce from the garden is just so much better than that from the store. The
cold damp spring did not give us a good lettuce harvest and we were so
disappointed that we only got a few meals out of it before it all bolted and
got bitter. So this fall batch looks like it is going to make up for it. The hoops you see in the pic will support the row cover which will protect it from frost and cold weather.
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