I’ve been holding off on writing any posts because (a) it’s been a particularly difficult week for our family this week and (b) I’d assumed that Flora would deliver and that would be our next post. Alas, that has not happened. She is 4 days overdue and doesn’t seem to be in any hurry. Meanwhile, our grocery budget has increased dramatically what with us buying various types of organic and grass-fed milk. Purchasing raw milk, though it would certainly be…
Spring is nearly here, and I for one am ready for it. I enjoy winter and all, but this year it’s gone on too long. I think my sentiments on this derived from the fact that last summer was so overcast and rainy – it feels as though it has been winter for about 18 months now. Enough of skiing, knitting and Hygge; let’s get going with the spring! That said, the fact that the snow and the temps in…
Whenever I tell people that we boil off our own sap to make maple syrup, the response is almost always: “That is SO cool!” I don’t say it, but my thought is usually “Yes, yes it is very cool. And very BORING!” Having the excuse to sit still in front of a hot fire and relish the chance to do very little is quite enjoyable for the first two hours or so. After that it’s just a bit tedious. Not…
It seems that whenever we’re waiting for nature to take its course it always chooses to do so at the most inconvenient time. Goat goes into labor just a few hours before Good Friday mass? Yup. Pepper goes into heat the day before Thanksgiving and needs to be bred ASAP amongst pie baking and other things? Yup. Starting a garden when the summer decides to be the monsoon season to end all monsoon seasons? Hoo yeah. So of course, the…
The French Angora Rabbits haven’t been featured here on the blog in quite awhile, but I assure you all that yes, they are indeed still here. Our bucks are Olaf & Aesop, junior bucks are Henry & Benny, and our does are Hester, Elinor, Agatha & Laura. (Our pet Netherland Dwarf, Lucy, died last month at the age of 15.) So, we currently own 8 purebred French Angoras. Hester and Aesop are both blowing their coats so I spent the…