Wow, what a crazy summer!
I promise that I haven’t forgotten about this, or am giving it up after only a few months. This summer has been very busy (as noted in my last few posts) and V and I have been taking some well-deserved vacations, including an absolutely fabulous trip to Vermont! Still, some things that are stewing in my brain and that I intend to write up in the (hopefully) not-so-distant future include:
- Canning! I bought a massive 30 qt. pressure canner and have (so far) canned pickles, jalapeños, and the first group of tomatoes (at 6 ½ quarts of Siletz so far, I think we will be stocked through the winter). I hope to do some veggies, including the early pumpkins and some parsnips, maybe even some brussel sprouts if they do well.
- We had a ¼ cow delivered a couple of days ago (actually, we split a ½ cow with our neighbors), and a chest freezer was hurriedly purchased to contain it!
- The rat problems that took out my carrots. Grrr…
- The pullet eggs that have been coming along. Included with that is the attacks made on the pullets by the older hens…
- The fish are well and the pond has cleared up nicely. The raccoon deterrent has worked at least as well as I anticipated.
- A hot-air balloon ride that was a wedding present from one of my sisters-in-law, et al. That was a beautiful way to spend an early Saturday morning (we were up at 4 am to head to the airport and balloon-launch site).
- Finally, the bee hives are all doing well. Well, the two bigger ones are good, but the #3 hive is still struggling. Alas. We harvested a few half-pints of honey to take to Vermont, and our neighbors harvested one honey super that amounted to about six pints and change. Yum! The honey from our region has a bit of a minty, lavendery flavor that is amazing on popovers…
So, there it is. Intrigue! Adventure! Excitement! But you’ll have to wait until after V and my one-year wedding anniversary on the 21st…we’re off to the Oregon Cave National Monument for a few days.
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