Mowing Again

Another crispy morning.  Can't believe all the sunshine we have had.

Little Wonder and I started off in slow.  Gary went to yoga and out to lunch.

As soon as the grass dried off I started mowing (and mulching leaves).  Little Wonder was out with me for two hours.

Gary still has more garlic to plant.

He has started bring wood and kindling up to the kitchen porch and this is the third night we have had a fire.

Dinner was an instant replay.

Earlier today I had the pleasure of speaking with a good friend from Kentucky, who will be coming for a visit on Friday.  Really looking forward to it.  She has a sheep farm and sent a whole bunch of wool up here to get processed so she can spin it.  Knits the most beautiful sweaters you have ever seen.  She also has a blog...that's how we met many years ago.  We have been communicating all this time and she and her husband have visited our farm many times.  http://myfavoritesheep.blogspot.com

Night all.

 

Big Bertha

Coolish this morning, but we did get up to the low 60s.

I was awakened by the beeping of the town truck that was here to pick up our brush.  We are always first.....8 o'clock sharp and they do such a great job.  Even rake everything up.

I did not let Little Wonder out until they left.

Around 8:30 I called the chiropractor's office to see if I could get in, as I did not make it to my last appointment because of my cold.  I always make sure I take a video of Big Bertha 

and this time, grabbed some still shots so I can have my students paint them.

This afternoon Gary moved more manure and roto tilled the area for his garlic.  He even got one row planted.

I made chicken salad for dinner with poppy seed dressing over a bed of greens.  So good.

By 6:45 it was almost dark....

and I could see the moon.

The kitchen porch looked so inviting with the Twinkie lights on.

Now Gary and LW are out in the kitchen

getting a fire started. I'm ready.

Night all.

 

We Almost Had a Hard Frost

36 degrees when I got up this morning and once again, the sun was brilliant.

Finn was here by 9 to help Gary get all of our brush ready for tomorrow's pick up.  I can never believe how much we accumulate.

While they were doing that I went down to Wegmans for a few things.  

A lot more leaves have come down, but they are really dried out compared to other years.

Gary has done a lot of work in the pergola garden.  We have some ideas for this space during the wedding next September.

This afternoon I went for a trike ride....#39.  It was chilly and windy again.

One of Gary's pals stopped over for a load of manure for his garden.  We were chatting away and then I got a call from my Minnesota pal.  More talk....much of it about political involvement in our communities....when bam!  I realized I was supposed to be helping the local Dems writing postcards and was an hour and a half late.  Cut the call short and went down to help.  By the time I got home, the Bills game had started.  We had dinner, Gary started a fire....

and we watched the rest of the game.  They won!

Now I need to get out by the fire.

Night all.