Tuesday, August 16, 2011

let's play catch up!

Howdy everyone, so sorry that I have not posted in a few weeks, had so much going on and I never did get back on to post an update about the fair.  But I will share a bunch of new stories, plans and happenings for you now... so get comfy cause it's gonna be a long one.

Ok, way back on July 26, we went to the Fowlerville Family Fair.  It was pretty nice they had rides and carnival games (hubbs won me a little purple bear, just by picking a random rubber duckie)  we played ski ball and a racing game and won the usual little stuffed animal prizes.   Another fun thing at the fair was the racing pigs, this is where 4 pigs race each other around a small track and through some water. It was great fun!  We rounded out the evening by watching the Figure 8 Demolition Derby, which I found to be confusing at first but started getting into it, after a few rounds.

As for the rest of July it was a busy week for me, I planned and  therefore ran my family reunion, my parents were in town, visiting from Florida and I had to work my "regular" job.  It was also still very hot and muggy so I was not the best person to be around as that sort of weather makes me cranky. Everyone did survive, and I had a lovely visit with my parents, not to mention that it was great fun showing them around the farm.  My parents were kind enough to take my son back with them to Florida, so he has been busy enjoying being a spoiled grandchild. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~August~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yet another busy month for us (apparently that's just how we roll). Thankfully this month has seen a return to normal temperatures and cooler nights =)  this is my kind of weather, warm enough to swim during the day but cool enough to sleep comfortably. Sadly though the fireflies are all but gone just a few stragglers, signaling that fall is on the way and I can't wait I love fall.. apples, pumpkins, cool weather,crunchy leaves and of course Halloween (my all time favorite Holiday)

Our dogs, Napoleon and Rasputin are thinking they are pretty hot stuff, because the other night they "hunted" up an opossum.. When we put them outside for the last time the other night they caught the scent and went off to search out what it could be, then when they wouldn't come back when we called we discovered them sitting by the little creature. Since it had been wounded we humanely finished him off.  On one hand I do not want the little guys to eat my chickens or their eggs and on the other hand I really hate having to kill them.  It's quite the quandary.

In other wildlife news--- the hubs and I were relaxing in the hot tub Sunday night when we spotted (out by the apple tree's of course)  a doe and her twins, just taking a leisurely stroll through the orchard they didn't rush or pause for long, they were on their way somewhere else.  The starlings and other birds were loving us Sunday and Monday for mowing the very overlong grass, they spent both afternoons gobbling up bugs as fast as they could.

Just this past Sunday morning hubs and I finally made it to one of the local farmer's markets (even though it looked like it might rain at any moment) we had a wonderful time looking around at all the locally grown fruits and veggies, they had craft sellers and music as well!!  Hubs purchased some honey, cookies and an apple marinade type sauce and I purchased a new bag, a bouquet of flowers which included my beloved sunflowers, and cucumbers.  Once we were home I worked with concrete for the first time ever Sunday afternoon and I have to say I was rather good at it!!!  Hubs and I made a pretty good team, he mixed and poured and I leveled and smoothed it out, well I also handed him the tools and filled up the bucket with water.  We made cement pads in the cellar for the new energy efficient boiler and hot water tank.. (hopefully saying good-bye to $600 a month propane bill). After the fun of the concrete, hubs mowed the grasses and I turned my cucumbers into bread and butter pickles, which happened to be the first time I ever canned!! it seems to have worked pretty well, guess we shall find out in a couple of weeks.

the past months have been very busy for the three of us as we have learned how to farm, work on fixing up the house, working regular jobs, starting a business for me, hubs already had his own business and various other commitments and of course just life!!!!  But I have enjoyed every minute of it.

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