Let's see...here are a few events that have taken place: Ran first 5K race (miracle), went camping at Mill Creek (Kimberling City, MO, which I highly recommend), built a shelter and added fencing for future goats, harvested spinach and potatoes, made my first No Knead Bread (recipe from Mother Earth mag), added four Buff O chicks to our brood (first hatch in above picture with surrogate mom), planted and harvested cucumbers, zucchini, bell peppers, and cantaloupe; made frittatas using items from the garden and eggs from "the girls', picked, sliced and froze peaches from our trees (made peach crisp), picked blackberries (made blackberry cobbler), started painting house interior a new color and adding ceiling crown molding...okay, let's see what else...oh yes, we've been watering, watering, watering, watering, and watering due to the terrible drought this year. I feel so sorry for the farmers and their livestock. Temperatures have remained in triple digits for about three weeks now and many of the ponds are drying up and water has to be hauled in. I pray for relief soon. Due to the drought the only plants left in the garden are tomatoes and they are not fairing very well. I was so looking forward to fresh tomatoes for BLT's this year.
The dry weather has caused some of the area critters to venture close to the house looking for food. The other morning a mother skunk and her four babies were at the foot of the front porch and then two armadillos showed up a day or so later, scouting out for food in the yard. Rabbits have been plentiful this year (I so hope they enjoyed some of the garden items they helped themselves to).
And, oh my, Elwood, our cat (see previous post), was attacked by something (I'm guessing a coyote) and showed up a month or so ago with half his neck/throat missing. I doctored the wound daily and am happy to report it has finally healed.
(Chuckle) Hubby just walked in the room as I'm writing this and has a poochy lip. He's bummed there's no produce to pick. He enjoys coming home from work and spending time in the garden and yard. It helps get his mind off daily worries. Neither one of us would trade this country life for anything, at least not at this point of time.
Well, I better go for now. Talk to you soon!
