It's beautiful this time of year..... not too hot..... not too cold..... not too green. Green means mowing and I tire quickly of that. Although, the kids and I truly enjoyed 'bush-hogging' new paths through the land. Ryan is the man when it comes to planning the trails. He knows where EVERY bump is on our property.
We've finally downsized the farm and all of us are beginning to feel the relief. We now run about 25 head altogether which is a fine size for us. Lyndsay did a stellar job selling her hampshires---5 in one day !! She's decided to use part of the money she earned from the sale to go to the American Girl Shop in Chicago. I think she's MORE than deserving of that trip :-) We've finished breeding the Hampshires and the Merino/Icelandic crosses. In November we'll be breeding our Icelandic herd. I so hate to pen those girls up..... they love to run free.
We took the garden down yesterday. In a week or so we'll be tilling it up and increasing the size. I want to have a canning garden for next year so we'll probably need to triple the size of the garden. Sean really has enjoyed the garden..... his sunflowers graced him with big beautiful heads this year. He'd live in the garden if you'd let him. Lilo even joined in the harvest this year... although he harvested the WHOLE plant, instead of the vegetable :-)
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