The deer are starting to come out of the woods more now. Firewood is back at the top of our priority list with cooler temperatures on the way. If you want to see how last week’s adventures went up here on our little hill, just follow the link below…
2024 – Another Year, More Stories, And Retirement Looming
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As I sit here and type, we have 28 degrees! The furnace has kicked on a few times and jackets are coming out of the closet. Long johns, too, I suspect. The garden is cleaned off and debris bagged to break down over the winter and then be tilled in next spring. We’ve become overrun with those tiny gnats we call no-see-ums. They can even get inside thru the window screens, on our clothing and hair. They have one heck of a bite that itches terribly. We could certainly use some of the rain you’ve gotten recently. We’ve not had any appreciable rain since mid-August. Farmers got their crops out, hauled home to store in bins or to the elevators, and many have finished their fall tillage and are looking to buy a brand new pickup or car, or equipment before they take extended vacations down south. Many winter where snow does not usually fall, then in spring, they return to do it all over again.
I’m sorry that you have only one hen left. I so enjoyed stories about Hug-Me. Do you plan to get more hens?
We are definitely getting more hens of that you can rest assured. The summer veggies have all but played out in our gardens. We are still getting a little bit of okra, and the lettuce is really coming into season now. I still have to cut back the thyme and dry it for Colleen’s spice jars. As for any rain,we didn’t get any last week and it looks like we won’t see any this week either…
Have a great day!