Farm chores always change with the weather. This week, we have been blessed with an abundance of rain, which means weeding is non-existent. With the total above 4" for the week and more expected this evening, we are well-watered!
What's sprouting? Nasturtiums, sunflowers, summer squash. We've eaten the first strawberries. I found a few plums on our wee plum tree, and radishes are ready for thinning (once I won't sink in ankle deep!).
What are we planting? Tomatoes and peppers. Sweet potatoes soon. Flower seeds.
What are we harvesting? Strawberries and asparagus. Eggs. Our sheep were parted out this week, so we should hear from the butcher soon to pick up our meat. The meat chicks are busy growing and are messy. Due to the rain, they were left on the same ground for two days, and we had to rescue one from manure balls on its toes. We decided to use pliers to break up the clots around the toe so as not to damage the nail.
Where are we lacking? This week, when picking up chicken feed, I got the van stuck in the mud, making us miss JoJo's speech therapy. I'm still beating myself up about it. (Don't get me started on our insurance issues!). I'm still grateful for the rain; we need more! JoJo, and therefore James and I, are not sleeping well, so we have many meltdowns and I am not as kind a person as I ought to be.
We are blessed with rain, shelter, food, friends, and our children. What are your blessings?
Until next time, remember, this is not paradise. It's Purgatory Ranch.
What's sprouting? Nasturtiums, sunflowers, summer squash. We've eaten the first strawberries. I found a few plums on our wee plum tree, and radishes are ready for thinning (once I won't sink in ankle deep!).
What are we planting? Tomatoes and peppers. Sweet potatoes soon. Flower seeds.
What are we harvesting? Strawberries and asparagus. Eggs. Our sheep were parted out this week, so we should hear from the butcher soon to pick up our meat. The meat chicks are busy growing and are messy. Due to the rain, they were left on the same ground for two days, and we had to rescue one from manure balls on its toes. We decided to use pliers to break up the clots around the toe so as not to damage the nail.
Where are we lacking? This week, when picking up chicken feed, I got the van stuck in the mud, making us miss JoJo's speech therapy. I'm still beating myself up about it. (Don't get me started on our insurance issues!). I'm still grateful for the rain; we need more! JoJo, and therefore James and I, are not sleeping well, so we have many meltdowns and I am not as kind a person as I ought to be.
We are blessed with rain, shelter, food, friends, and our children. What are your blessings?
Until next time, remember, this is not paradise. It's Purgatory Ranch.
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