Happy Fall

Finally, I am updating my blog. I hope everyone has enjoyed this beautiful harvest season. We have had a beautiful fall here. The colors have been bright and varied. My heart goes out to all the folks along the coast that had their fall season cut short by hurricane Sandy. I do hope your lives and day to day routines are restored quickly.




           I can't believe I let most of the summer go by without posting a blog or two. I have to just be honest, I guess I was suffering from blogger's block. Even though, I was busy enough with the garden and canning and would have had content to share, I just had no desire what so ever to blog. I guess I just didn't have a desire to share my days. I think I am still suffering from a lack of words but felt I should at the very least, post something. Who knows, maybe my blogging spirit will return this winter.

Our new garden spot was a success this year. We did a lot of canning and putting produce in the freezer. I know we will be feeling blessed this winter. In the garden now, we still have kale, collards, turnip greens, spinach and sugar snap peas. All of those things like the cooler weather. We have really been enjoying our collard greens and the chickens have enjoyed them too.

Our chickens have really grown. From our clutch that we ordered in the late spring, we wound up with 11 roosters and 9 hens. We still have 2 red pullets from the past group but those gals are slowing down production. In the next couple of weeks, we will be pulling some of the roosters and putting them into the freezer. We are amazed at how much feed we are going through with the numbers we have right now. We are going to pick out two of the most aggressive males and keep them. We were in hopes we could free range them but we are not sure how Buddy will behave with them. I guess before we let go of any of the roosters, we will give them a shot. Buddy may just need to be taught a few manners and that many roosters surly can get him in line. We are also surprised at how much Barred Rocks want to hang out in the hen house even on a pretty day. As you can imagine, it sure makes it necessary to clean their house more often.

Doodlebug has been finding things to love about the cooler weather and the beautiful fall days. She has loved doing her laundry and using the clothesline. As you can tell from the photo, she is still very much so into bright colors. I am still having a hard time with how much she has grown. She is now 9 years old. Wow, do I feel old.

Well, my words are few but my heart is full. I wish you all the very best and maybe, just maybe, I'll be in a blogging mood again before long.

Blessings!