I can't believe August is here! We've been busy freezing veggies (not to mention trying to keep ahead of the weeds!) and trying to finish projects while the weather is nice. (Hopefully, pictures to go along with this blog will be added later this week when we get our desktop back)
Our meat chickens were processed and some of them were the size of small turkeys. The freezer is full of chicken meat, beans, and peas. The squash are in full force this week, as are the cucumbers.
The bunnies are growing and we decided that more cages were necessary to give them some space (and to cut down on future litters!). The woodshed got revamped and now one wall is filled with bunny cages. We let them get some fresh air and grass during the 're-zoning' but they started escaping from their play yard and had to be put back into the cages.
Our meat chickens were processed and some of them were the size of small turkeys. The freezer is full of chicken meat, beans, and peas. The squash are in full force this week, as are the cucumbers.
The bunnies are growing and we decided that more cages were necessary to give them some space (and to cut down on future litters!). The woodshed got revamped and now one wall is filled with bunny cages. We let them get some fresh air and grass during the 're-zoning' but they started escaping from their play yard and had to be put back into the cages.
The goat barn is officially just for goats for the time being. We need to work on getting the boys into their own pen, but for now it's much quieter keeping them together.
The 'baby' chickens graduated to an outdoor pen after the meat chickens left. They are much happier out in the great big world instead of in their brooder. The 'run' part of the pen is covered so we don't have to worry about the neighborhood eagles getting some 'chicken nuggets'. Here's a good view of a couple of the turkens...
I've been busy washing alpaca fleece and spinning some alpaca roving for a co-worker. My goal is to get all the fleece I have on hand washed and dried so that will be done before the cold weather hits. (Washing fleeces outside in cold weather is not fun.) I still have a couple of fleeces to wash from our alpaca and then a couple of sheep fleece, but then I'll be done with that job. I really want to get busy getting items ready to sell at the many shows coming up in the fall.
This past weekend we had friends from Maine come down to perform a concert at our church . The East Wind Quartet (plus one) gave a wonderful concert and we had a great time visiting with our friends Nancy & Phil, Nancy's parents Rebel and Norma, and the other member of the group John (who really hit it off with our Jon and Matthew). The weekend flew by and before we knew it they were heading back home.
Wayne ended up in the ER again yesterday due to severe back pain. One of the positive things that results from his going to the ER is that I get lots of knitting and reading done. I've got to learn to pack more yarn in my bag though. Once again I ran out of the yarn I needed for my current project. They sent him home with a sleeping pill after about 7 hours of trying to get his pain level lowered. Thankfully, he's better today.
Matthew is busy getting in shape for a bike trip he'll be taking next week with the local Youth for Christ organization. He's going as a chaperone/participant. The group is traveling to Niagara Falls. I think Matt will wish he had started preparing a lot earlier!
I've been plugging away at trying to get our business plan pulled together. The reading I do in the ER is usually business related and last night I found a source with listings of websites that I need to research. This afternoon I received a call from a local alpaca farm/breeder who is also the president of the Southern Tier Alpaca Association. She wanted to hire me to do some handspinning for her. She is very positive about our opening a fiber mill and told me that local mills have up to a 17 month backlog of fleece to process because there's such a demand. She also gave me several contacts to discuss how they started their mills and what they would do differently. So-o-o it continues to sound that this business idea is feasible as far as there being a need for the service. I'll just keep moving forward and see how God opens the doors that seem to be such obstacles at this point.
The 'baby' chickens graduated to an outdoor pen after the meat chickens left. They are much happier out in the great big world instead of in their brooder. The 'run' part of the pen is covered so we don't have to worry about the neighborhood eagles getting some 'chicken nuggets'. Here's a good view of a couple of the turkens...
I've been busy washing alpaca fleece and spinning some alpaca roving for a co-worker. My goal is to get all the fleece I have on hand washed and dried so that will be done before the cold weather hits. (Washing fleeces outside in cold weather is not fun.) I still have a couple of fleeces to wash from our alpaca and then a couple of sheep fleece, but then I'll be done with that job. I really want to get busy getting items ready to sell at the many shows coming up in the fall.
This past weekend we had friends from Maine come down to perform a concert at our church . The East Wind Quartet (plus one) gave a wonderful concert and we had a great time visiting with our friends Nancy & Phil, Nancy's parents Rebel and Norma, and the other member of the group John (who really hit it off with our Jon and Matthew). The weekend flew by and before we knew it they were heading back home.
Wayne ended up in the ER again yesterday due to severe back pain. One of the positive things that results from his going to the ER is that I get lots of knitting and reading done. I've got to learn to pack more yarn in my bag though. Once again I ran out of the yarn I needed for my current project. They sent him home with a sleeping pill after about 7 hours of trying to get his pain level lowered. Thankfully, he's better today.Matthew is busy getting in shape for a bike trip he'll be taking next week with the local Youth for Christ organization. He's going as a chaperone/participant. The group is traveling to Niagara Falls. I think Matt will wish he had started preparing a lot earlier!
I've been plugging away at trying to get our business plan pulled together. The reading I do in the ER is usually business related and last night I found a source with listings of websites that I need to research. This afternoon I received a call from a local alpaca farm/breeder who is also the president of the Southern Tier Alpaca Association. She wanted to hire me to do some handspinning for her. She is very positive about our opening a fiber mill and told me that local mills have up to a 17 month backlog of fleece to process because there's such a demand. She also gave me several contacts to discuss how they started their mills and what they would do differently. So-o-o it continues to sound that this business idea is feasible as far as there being a need for the service. I'll just keep moving forward and see how God opens the doors that seem to be such obstacles at this point.
1 comment:
and I thought I was BUSY!!! whew, I can barely keep up with you in the blog!!! never mind real life
:-) "secret" - we're moving in this weekend!!! I think we will still be living a bit like gypsys in the house, but better there than here..... AND I am still planning on running away one fall weekend, so be prepared.....
prayers and hugs to you all
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