Finally hit those apples!!

Finally hit those apples and I am starting to hit the wall of fatigue!!

Canned 6 pints of apple jam
5 loaves of apple bread
and froze about 5-1 gallon zip lock bags of carrots...not as many as last year

later in the week I will try and make some applesauce...we'll see how it goes

It is raining now, and quite cold, so I am not really sure if we are for sure going Trick or Treating tonight...it is predicted to rain all night LLLLLLLOOOOONNNNNGGGGG.

It's 6:30am

It's 6:30 am, Lewis, the roo is crowing, Virgina the owl is hooting

I have been up since 3:30am...just couldn't sleep

So I got up, had my coffee (may have some more), fed and let the dogs out, continued the wash, corrected homework for 3 classes, currently listening to Jersey Girl on TV while I am blogging.

We had Friday off, so we pulled the carrots and I tilled the garden with my brand new tiller. I decided to purchase one rather than continue with renting...Now I can till in the fall and spring on my own time schedule and not dependent on my BIL's schedule. Did you know that tilling is hard? I had quite the work out and my triceps are still sore. I never knew this but I am still glad that I can till twice. I am researching a winter garden cover crop. It is between hairy vetch (real name), alfalfa and clover or just clover. I want to plant a reasonably priced seed that releases nitrogen into the soil when I till it under next spring.

Yesterday, I attended another administration class while the girls stayed over at my friend Pam and her husbands farm. They stay there about once each month and really enjoy themselves because Pam & Bob spoil them rotten...kind of like grandparents, and that's OK!

I picked them up, we had supper and watched Soul Surfer last night...good movie except the DVD was scratched in several places...ticks me off!!

This week I am taking off Wednesday to go to my Doctor's appointment in the morning and in the afternoon I am attending Ve's IEP meeting. So yes, Ve did qualify to receive help since she has certain learning disabilities...I will explain more after the meeting. This week I am also attending a conference on Friday during the day since the club that I am advising received the EarthGuard Award and then me, Tuki and Ve will be attending the awards banquet at night while Mim is having fun with her BB team at a Pasta Party. Mim's first HOOPS BB tourney is this next Saturday...I am loving her team and coaches this year..what a difference a year makes.

Next Saturday also happens to be Mim's two year home anniversary. Two years? It seems like she has always been here?!

And now the time is 7:00am and the girls are still sleeping, very unlike them, makes me think they are all worn out from a great time at the farm... :)

Tonight is trick or treating in our neck of the woods.

It is way past time to change my header, maybe today, maybe not...DONE!!

Beautiful Dozen!!

green, sky blue, robin blue, brown, pink, rainbow of colors (the picture doesn't do the colors justice)

The Easter Eggers are starting to lay so we are getting some beautiful eggs to sell!!

Merry Christmas to ME!!!

If you have been visiting this blog for any length of time, you may remember that I am a gourd fanatic, and this year was a banner year for production. Now I just need to wait out the year long drying process, see which ones dry and which ones rot, then store my beautiful canvases for future work of art.

Mim's School photo

Back from Hiatus

We were in hiatus due to another computer virus outbreak...finally got the computer back, whew!!

Many photos to follow capturing this beautiful fall season.

Mim's CC season is coming to a close this next Tuesday. Her HOOPS BB season has already started so we will be glad to get down to one sport for her. Ve and Tuki are still loving skating and my head is still spinning. Our ecycle drive is in two weeks, I am busy with admin classes and naturally school is busier than ever.

We harvested the butternut squash this weekend, we are at 51 and counting..anyone want any?

W are up to 57 pints of jam, 16+ frozen loaves of bread of various fruit and 20+ pie fillings of various fruit..plus too much more of other preserves to count. We still are waiting for the 1 bushel of apples that we ordered.

On November 2, I am scheduled for my breast cancer genetics test. Not worried yet!

the girls in front of the corn stalks we grew and 6 pumpkins that were also grown in the garden

I had a new and improved roof put on the Chicken coop to keep the rain and snow out

the feathered girls enjoying the fall weather


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this blue bird up front, name Azul, is an Andalusian, and yes she is blue in color. She will eventually lay white eggs

the wee ones of the chicken world, Sermas

fall colors
the butternut squash

cool photo

oak leaves changing color

Tuki and Ve's School Pictures