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It is fall...

08:42, Monday, October 6, 2008 .. 2 comments .. Link

I haven't posted in such a long time...too busy here on the homestead to get to the computer long enough to post. But, I am catching a quick moment here. We have been waaay too busy canning, and preserving the harvest. But, I thank the Lord for the harvest...tired or not. Over the summer we acquired two Tunis ewes and in September we were able to buy a wonderful Tunis ram. Sarah actually has been acquiring the sheep and training them. They have become sufficiently tame to come to her when she comes through the gate and submit to being handled and petted all over. We have dried our goats off over the past two weeks so I am missing getting the fresh milk. But, one of our cows did not get the message that she was supposed to calve in the spring...so, any day now we are expecting a new calf.

This means we will get milk (I hope) over the months when we usually don't . We are hoping to take a bull to the butcher sometime soon so we can fill the freezer again. Our 14 year old is raising turkeys. He got them later on, so they won't be big enough to butcher for Thanksgiving, but later, and he is hoping to be able to raise some new ones from these. Our 18 year old son is raising broiler chickens and they will be ready in another week or two to butcher...yum, yum. Julia, our youngest bought a collie puppy this summer and she is growing well under Julia's care...and we hope will be better trained in the next few months, although she IS still a puppy. We had lots of hummingbirds this year, but all of them have left except for one that comes faithfully every morning to eat on our butterfly bush. Well, just wanted to say, I am still here...kind of...and hope it won't be this long between posts again.
Grace and Peace,
Ruth
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10:02, Monday, October 6, 2008 .. Posted by stitchnchick
Hi Ruth,

It's nice to have you back! The summer was very busy for us as well and I wasn't able to blog much either. I don't remember having a moment to catch my breath between harvests, but it was so worth it. I just love seeing all the jars in my pantry and knowing that I have two freezers full. Now that the fall of the year is here, it's nice to be back among friends and reading about their daily lives. :-)

Amy
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09:43, Thursday, October 16, 2008 .. Posted by puttycat
Hi Ruth! We did alot of canning this harvest also. I am so thankful we have it. :)

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