Animals
- The Pleasures Of Recycling
A damp, gloomy, drizzly day this close to Christmas is definitely just what I needed!And yesterday was just that. Farm chores, taking recyclables to the recycling center, and picking up our weeklypastured milk order from the local coffee shopwere my...
- A Little Autumn Magic
If you are still asleep at sunrise,you should consider getting up and getting outside.... The light of sunrise is a gift to be savored...each day different than the last. Yesterday's sunrise illuminated the leaves,making our woods look as though...
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When I start out each morning for AM chores,I head down the driveway,open up the Roos and the chicks, and then continue on down the driveway to the roadand on to the pond. Once the ducks are fed and I am back on my way to the barn,I am usually greeted...
- Apple Harvest
It's that time of year again!The days are warm, the nights are cool.The leaves are beginning to turn to shades of yellow and crimson.And with this time comes apple harvest. I headed to the orchard yesterday in search of apples for a very special dessert.A...
- Horsing Around
Another wonderful thing about this time of year is apples.Our orchard is full of apples...yummy, juicy, sweet/tart apples. Not only are they a favorite snack for us,but also for the horses. Yesterday I treated the horses to a little game....bobbing...
Animals
Rainy Days and Mondays
Today I wanted to share our amazing apple harvest with you.
Every year we have bushels of ugly apples...
apples that taste wonderful and make terrific sauce and pies...
but are definitely ugly.
You see, we don't spray our trees,
so our apples are organic.
So, here is this year's harvest....
and....
Yes, that's it...
Two. Ugly. Little. Apples.
Luckily, I met a local lady with apples to spare,
who generously gave me several buckets full.
And with those I filled a dozen quart jars with applesauce.
Yesterday was perfect for canning,
as this is what was happening outside while I was in the kitchen...
When the applesauce was finished,
I headed out, with Ritz in hand, to feed the goats their dinner.
Sitting on an old log in the goat yard,
I found myself completely surrounded by goats and chickens,
all competing for a yummy treat.
The chickens are so bold, they will steal Ritz right out of the goats' mouths.
Missy, who has better manners than most, relies upon a look of righteous indignation.
She has perfected the tight-lipped "well, what about me????" look.
By the time the crackers were doled out and the pellets were consumed,
the sky grew ominous and we headed back indoors....
both the goats and I!
TomTom, on the other hand is not afraid of a little wet weather.
Goodbye, adorable Dot...
I'll see you tomorrow, when the sun comes back out!
Oh, and driving to pick up the apples yesterday morning,
I happened to spy this along the way.
For some reason, it just cracked me up...
not a usual sight.
It's kind of hard to camouflage a cow!
- The Pleasures Of Recycling
A damp, gloomy, drizzly day this close to Christmas is definitely just what I needed!And yesterday was just that. Farm chores, taking recyclables to the recycling center, and picking up our weeklypastured milk order from the local coffee shopwere my...
- A Little Autumn Magic
If you are still asleep at sunrise,you should consider getting up and getting outside.... The light of sunrise is a gift to be savored...each day different than the last. Yesterday's sunrise illuminated the leaves,making our woods look as though...
-
When I start out each morning for AM chores,I head down the driveway,open up the Roos and the chicks, and then continue on down the driveway to the roadand on to the pond. Once the ducks are fed and I am back on my way to the barn,I am usually greeted...
- Apple Harvest
It's that time of year again!The days are warm, the nights are cool.The leaves are beginning to turn to shades of yellow and crimson.And with this time comes apple harvest. I headed to the orchard yesterday in search of apples for a very special dessert.A...
- Horsing Around
Another wonderful thing about this time of year is apples.Our orchard is full of apples...yummy, juicy, sweet/tart apples. Not only are they a favorite snack for us,but also for the horses. Yesterday I treated the horses to a little game....bobbing...