Farm update
Posted on February 18, 2010 - Filed Under animals, babies, birthday, chickens, farm maintenance, planting, seeds, vegetables, weather
- Freezing! Temperature was 24 degrees. It actually snowed last Friday night for about 20 minutes. Everyone inside is bundled in blankets. Everyone outside is bundled in hay.
- New Baby goat born on my birthday! Her name is Millie. She’s multi-colored. Photos to come, promise. She had a twin brother, but he mysteriously disappeared one night. No sound, no tracks, no signs. Maybe the Skunk Ape wanted a pet. That’s the best I can hope for.
- Rooster has finally perfected his crow. He now officially sounds like a textbook rooster. We were worried there for a while.
- Hens are actually still laying eggs. Have 3 dozen eggs in the fridge right now. Frittatas (see recipe area) are now a large part of our diet.
- Ordered new seeds. This year will focus more on tried and true family favorites and less on “ooh, that looks cool, let’s try that!” That sounds boring, but really, do you know how many types of different beans, melons, tomatoes, etc. there are? Alot. Which is cool, but not always successful or tasty or practical. But believe me, we’ll still have plenty of variety. I still haven’t even planted all the different types of melon seeds we ordered last year! Plus since I hurt my shoulder hoeing last October, I want to put all my efforts into more compact garden areas. I’m worried I’ll re-injure it so the less ground to cover, the better. HA, right!
- Have several types of gourds in different stages of drying: 5 dipper gourds, 3 bottle gourds, and 1 medium sized bushel basket gourd. Considering what I will do with them if they successfully dry. They’ll definitely be sanded and polished. But what will they become? Ah, the possibilities.
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It’s been awhile since you wrote. I enjoyed reading. The Skunk Ape coin is really cool.