A Full Day

Hello Dear Readers, a very full day and it is only half over; butchered rabbits this am, 5. Got them cleaned and cut up, some pieces for canning with bone, some boiling for bone broth and taking meat off for canned barbque, the flank pieces ground up for dog food to can of which I added some carrots, green split peas, and rice, and a few pieces left for frying tonight for supper. I will make scalloped potatoes to go with. I also have cottage cheese draining, and saved the whey to can for my bread making. Since my cow is dry at present I am buying milk from a local plain community nearby. I miss the fresh, raw milk and refuse to buy the so called 'milk' from the store. I encourage you to research the dairy industry, with treatment of cows, feed fed, and processing of milk, perhaps you will think deeply and try to make a change.  I made some pizza last night for supper, having some left over dough, made a small loaf of bread of which today I tore into pieces for bread pudding, adding some oats, raisins, brown sugar and cinnamon, soaking for an hour in milk. It is almost ready to pop in the oven for baking. It will be good for breakfast in the morning.  As it is a very pretty day, I have been able to get 3 loads of laundry washed, hung on the line for drying and here soon, they will be ready to bring in for folding.

The clean up after the storm was done yesterday, and with the fullness of today, I hope to get back on the railing fence I am putting up around the garden tomorrow. We have had to put this fence up because the deer have begun coming up and in many numbers since our outside dogs have died in the last 4 yrs. We thought of getting another dog or two but the fence, though just time and days to get it up was the better choice than dogs, that more feed to buy, shots and controlling of pests in the dog area and other tasks we did not feel up to do daily.  We also spread grated Irish Spring soap all around the garden area and it really does help.

The canner is jiggling, need to check and adjust. Much encouragement to all as you pursue your journey in homesteading.

In Joy