Woke up to about 22 degrees outside this morning. The coldest start they say in our area since March (8 months ago), really? It doesn't seem possible. Where has the year gone? It is one of those mornings with a thick fluffy looking frost, very beautiful. We kept trying to stretch the garden out just a bit longer, but my husband finally made the decision it was time to mow it off. I think down deep I'm glad he made the call it was time. We did get to enjoy our last fresh picking of green beans this weekend (with potatoes, onions, smoked sausage)- yum, so good! The chickens were enjoying a bunch of squash/kale & lettuce scraps over the weekend. We will be getting the garden turned and manure on over this next week. I did keep one row of lettuce (with a row cover) and a bed up by the house that has spinach/chard going for awhile longer. Last year these were good thru Thanksgiving, I hope to do about the same this year. I have some garlic yet to plant, along with a couple blackberry & raspberry bushes. It's been below normal in our are the last couple weeks (with high's in the 40's-50's). By this weekend they are expecting us to be more normal - 60's. If that actually happens, we hope to get a little fall barn cleaning done, the fall meat chickens butchered and some late hay put in the barn.
This week is my "crunch" week for crafts. We are just under 2 weeks from the main craft show that we'll be participating in this holiday season. I still have quite a bit to do on rugs to feel ready - stock wise. I've been crocheting towel tops anytime my hands are free. My soaps are all made, just need to label a few more once they finish curing. I still have some candles to make in the "holiday" scents. Hopefully my husband can find plenty to do outside or in his garage this week, because I'll be taking over the house and turning it into a "crafting palace".
Our chickens are laying wonderfully. We are getting over 3 dozen eggs a day. We've made several contacts to keep egg sales going this winter, with the customers established during Market. We hope this week to start a delivery schedule at least once every other week (maybe more, depending on the demand).
We hope to keep people enjoying our farm fresh eggs all winter long.
Time also to get some firewood stacked up close to the house. Hard to believe how much the furnace has had to run the last few days. Hope to give it a break and enjoy a nice toasty warm fire from the woodstove. I don't think there is anything that warms a body faster.
We hope all of you will get out tomorrow and exercise your right to vote. What an important election year this is. Do your homework, make intelligent informed decisions, and most important, get out there and VOTE!.
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