Well, the kids survived their summer adventures. They both enjoyed their time in Vegas and Germany visiting with family and friends. Unfortunately, the summer is over. School starts tomorrow. I posted their holidays and breaks on our calendar (which also posts to the google calendar).
Jan and I spent the summer working on our property. So much to do, so few hours in the day :) We could really use a few more weeks to prepare for winter...hay, firewood, weather treating the fence and barn, preparing the ground and seeding for grass the entire pasture but most especially the area tore up during the barn building which is currently rolling piles of clay.
We bought used Noble feeders, cleaned them up and put them in the barn yesterday. Jan made an opening in each stall to pass the hay, grain and water through...very nice! It is going to be so much easier to care for the boys this winter. We also set up the panels to make stalls attached to the barn. Good timing as it is currently pouring down rain. The horses are trying to eat the barn. So, we sprayed with No Chew and will need to do further interventions later.
My little garden is struggling along. Between the hordes of grasshoppers, potato bugs and other misc bugs, there is not much left of the potatoes and cucumbers. The onions are beautiful and the squash is looking good too. Jamie is digging up the rest of the area a little at a time. Hopefully by next spring, we will have a much larger garden, better prepared ground and...maybe even a greenhouse??
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A greenhouse? Before you know it you'll be raising hogs eating BACON!!
(And I hope we're all invited to join you for pig roasts).
Actually, I keep expecting to hear you got a chicken coop. Fresh eggs from real chickens are SO much yummier than storebought eggs or even bug eaten veggies.
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