Greetings Dear Readers, a beautiful day today. We are still very dry, no real rain now for two months. The temperatures are nearing making records for warmth for this time of year. We continue to be mid 80's during the day and high 50's at night. Anytime the weather plays issues with what should be or not be 'normal' I can not help but think of the scripture, "This, (this present day) is the day the Lord hath made, I will rejoice and be glad in it." God has made each and every day, he knows the pattern of the weather for every day, season. With such in my mind, I try not to complain, but in my knowing of how dry it is, I pray for rain, but put forth more effort to do what I can to lessen the situation and am still watering daily. Giving much thanks for the endless supply from our springs.
We have a new farm animal, a white Chester pig. A friend gave it to me as he had more than he wanted to deal with and was not being successful in the pig gaining weight. I gladly accepted his gift as we have been talking of getting one upcoming spring. God supplies. I asked our friend if he would be willing to keep it just for a few days as we did not have our pen ready. And with the character of this man, he was more than willing. It took 4 days for the completion of the pen and on Friday, hubs and son went and picked pig up. I am so looking forward to this as I have much excess milk and eggs pig will love for his meals, along with other natural foods. I believe he will gain weight.
Also with the excess milk I have learned to make a cheese sauce that I am canning. It has turned out very well. You can spread it on bread and have grilled cheese sandwiches, put it in soups, let it set up a bit in the frig and then cut it in cubes for salads. With my previous post on genetic engineering of foods, I am thrilled with the outcome of this cheese. I will post the recipe in the next blog as I also want to share some other recipes I am putting in a notebook to use as we change our eating habits.
As fall is here, I went to the thrift the other day and bought a new dress and sweater for Ms. Scare A Way in the chicken yard. She is my lady scarecrow and I change her outfit fall and spring. I had an extra bonnet laying around and she sports it nicely along with her basket on her arm. I will try to get a photo and post it. I also spruced up the chicken yard a bit. You tuber, Lisa from Fresh Eggs Daily, has some good ideas, although I do not go so far as putting curtains on the nesting boxes as she does, but, I did cut some cedar saplings and leaned them against an old wooden ladder and the hens love getting under that. Several will gather up and they look as they are having 'tea and talk time'. I also put out some small log cuttings from a tree we recently cut down, they like hopping onto and looking around their 'kingdom'. So much enjoyment from very simple things. I enjoy sitting in my chair by the pen and watching them.
I bred one of my mama rabbits, Miss Dah-Ling, a month ago and she had babies on Sat, I am trying to space out the breeding from another mama I have so we do not have all the butcher at once. I do not know just how many she has, I usually wait about a week or two before I try to look so as not to upset Miss Dah-Ling. We do have 4 rabbits that are a year old to butcher in the upcoming weeks. As they are older, they will be on the tough side, but once butchered, I plan to boil them, then grind them for dog food. Yes, we are looking into making our own for our dogs. That will be another post.
Well, I am heading out to the back wooded lane for a walk.
Where ever you are I do pray you may sense God's presence.
In Joy
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