The Last Of The Tomatoes, Onions and Peppers

Another unbelievable day.  80 degrees.

After chores were finished I grabbed the old John Deere and used some baling twine to attach an old wagon so I could pick up the manure in the pastures.  I had put it in piles yesterday.

It worked very well and saved me pushing a wheelbarrow.

Little Wonder needed sun glasses.

I did some laundry and changed sheets and at 3 I had an appointment with a podiatrist.  My first time there.  I had the problem over 6 or 7 weeks ago (plantar fac.) and it took me this long to get in.  By now, the problem was gone as I figured out that ice and stretching my calf muscles would help me get over it.  Anyway....they took x-rays and I'm doing ok.  Stretching (calf) is something I need to do regularly.

I took an inventory of the food situation and decided it would be possible to put together some Naan bread pizzas for dinner.

Tomorrow is November 1st and we still had enough peppers, onions and tomatoes for me to do this.  Not bad.

Chores a little after 6.

Got the boys tucked in.  No beautiful skies tonight.

This is a sculpture in the garden across from the kitchen.  When Stephanie was here in August she put one of the solar lights left from her Kaftan Party in the arm of "Father Foozi."

I am always surprised by it as it gets dark.

As soon as I got in the house I popped the 2 pizzas into the oven and they turned out well.

So good!

Night all.

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Blowing in the Wind

And the leaves were coming down like crazy.

After chores I went out to pick the pastures and the boys stuck with me.  The farrier cancelled our appointment today, as she had car trouble. Maybe tomorrow.

For some reason leaves love to blow up against the house.

Gary hung some laundry on the line and the wind was so strong it broke one of the ropes.

It's hard to catch a good photo when I go out for evening chores as it is so dark.  Wait until next week! I will be going out earlier.

The sky to the Southwest was gorgeous when I finished tucking the boys in.  The temperature got up to 76 today and it was still warm.

Leftover sloppy Joes and a salad for dinner.

Night all.

 

Cleaning Up the Loft

Red sky in morning....sailors take warning.

After chores I swept out the loft of the horse barn and thought I would give you a tour of this old building. Our house was built in 1823 and I don't know the exact date our barns were built, but they have to be at least 150 years old. At one time the farm included over 150 acres with a tenant house next door (we only have a little over 5 acres). Cows were kept in what is now the horse barn and we had to remove many stanchions and other equipment that was left behind. Many of the beams in the house and barns are tree trunks that still have bark on them and they were white washed. We had a couple of horses when we bought the farm in 1981 and ended up with a barn full. The horse barn is built into a hill (basement barn) with easy access to the upstairs loft area. We had no farm experience when we moved in and had to put up fencing and stalls (which were very basic and open, unlike most of the newer barns). Gary set all of our fence posts with a post hole digger and that was a gigantic job. I have always said we are roof poor, as we had no clue what it would take to keep them in good shape so the barns would survive. Several roofs later, there was a bad wind storm and we lost so many shingles we decided to put on metal. A good move. Now we are down to two horses and are on automatic pilot. Still love this place.

Scott brought his tractor over to clean up the entrance of the loft.

(the view from the loft)

(another one)

This afternoon the red sky brought rain so we started a fire in the kitchen and took it easy.

At 4 LW and I went over to pick up a couple loaves of challah bread at Heritage Bell Farm.  Carina is back in business.

My very favorite!

Chores at 6:15.  So dark.

Tucked the boys in and we had dinner when we got back in the house.

Sloppy Joes (made with plant based crumbles), leftover beans and coleslaw.  Comfort food.

Tomorrow the farrier will be here for Buddy and Rebel.

Night all.