Autumn is here! The first part of Autumn till around Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. Spring is pretty good, too! The weather is casually gliding into the season now, with forecasts promising us perfect outdoor working temperatures all the wat through the next ten days! That’s what I love about…
Dispatches From The Farm
Last Day of Summer
I received a report this morning that the last of the chickens in the goat pen is dead due to raccoon. I really liked that chicken, and am sad to know it. I will be out in a bit to feed the animals, and I’ll clean it up then. I bought animal feed yesterday, with…
Two Pigs Sold
Today the people who bought the pigs the other day came to pick them up. That’s two down and two males to go, which is great, because they cannot possibly become pregnant or get any other thing on the farm pregnant, either. There is no way we get swamped with pigs again! No more worrying…
Listing Animals
We are listing animals for sale. I have the pot belly pigs listed, and someone has already said they would like to come pay for them tomorrow and pick them up on Saturday. I will be listing some of the goats soo too. We have a couple of llamas that will need to find new…
We Sold A Goat
We sold one of our male goats this evening! I am glad to have one out the door and only one more male to go. The one remaining is the mostly all black goat, and the one sold was a black and white one. The buyer wanted to use a payment app that I have…
Today Is A School Day
We are not busy today. But we are! Our youngest is in class this morning, then I have a meeting with her teacher this afternoon right after lunch, then youngling has a test that she has to do to see where her reading level is at the moment. Happily, I think she is doing better…
A Holiday Weekend
Today is the final day of Labor Day weekend. Summer as a school holiday is over. Next comes the real end of summer later this month, and autumn. It is time to start thinking about getting all that firewood chopped and any extra I might need for this year or next. As for holiday time…
Blending Birds
The chicken flock is back in with the Peafowl, in the proper egg coop, rather than the pen to the side of it. They have been where everyone could see one another, and be used to each other. Putting them back together was a decision based on the water that would hit the chickens during…
Smoke: Many Summer Mornings
It is heartbreaking to know that the smoke that hangs over us is from places where forests and towns and homes are being destroyed. I know what it is like to see the glow on the horizon in the night skies, to see the smoke billowing up in the day, making the sunlight look red…
The First Day of School
The girls officially started school today, which interprets as, the younger one had an hour long class, and the older one helped me get her logged in on time and in the right place, and get her papers printed off for her to have ready for class. The older one will begin classes tomorrow, but…