Has it really been 6 months since I visited this soap box? The time is rushing by and I wish I could put brakes on the clock. I listen to 40’s music and wondering the isles of the antique stores in the hope that somehow time will just wait for me to catch up. Another year has gone, who knows where and we don’t seem any further along. Or are we?
During my silence:
I have had an 80 x 24 ft hoop green house put up.
Artificially Inseminated 17 sheep with Herdwick Semen from England.
Ordered a new kitchen for one of the condos (we are selling the two condos next year)
Visited my parents in England accompanied by my daughter
Worked on my pastures.
Planted a garden that failed, but I will try again next year.
The sheep:
Are doing great. This breed, Herdwick are very hardy and they stay so clean. I will be weaving rugs as soon as I can. The shearer will be here in late February and I can get going on the wool processing. I don’t have any of the sextuplets left. All were fine and sold. I do still have Baby. She is the one who used to sleep with my dogs upstairs.
I hope all are bred and lambs will be coming in March.
All the butcher lambs are sold except for two.
Oh, but my favorite thing is the wood stove.
Last year our electric bills were HUGE. We had electric heaters. It was horrible. Late this summer we had a Regency Wood stove put it. We have lots of wood in the barn, no surprise as we have a tree farm and wood is everywhere.
I am cooking on it! It started out that because our cook top fizzed out we only had a double burner I put a few things on top of the stove as an experiment. Now everything goes on it. I will continue tomorrow the story of the stove. Got three pans on it right now and the best place to be is stirring the stew!