Sometimes
farm life is very pleasant.
While milking the goat tonight my husband and my son Elijah decided it
was a great time to have a snow ball fight.
The goat never moved her head remained down in the bucket, she is one
good goat.
So
life is like it is, I have not made any money this week so it I need to sell
the Grand Jeep Wagoneer. It has been
coming for a while, but I was not really ready yet. Now I have to get the boys and start loading
it with scrap. I had hoped to find someone
who needed the engine or the transmission, but since I have not done that it
goes to the scrap yard. I still have to
get help to get it there. Worst case we
use a front tow system...it is a bit dicey but we will do what we have to get
through the winter.
We
are in the process of downsizing, putting animals in the freezer and it is so
time consuming. In two days I have cut
maybe twenty pounds of meat off the bones.
I have some for burger, some for stew and some steaks. I have a few trays of jerky as well. In total I have about forty or so chickens, a
few more goats, a couple of sheep and some smaller game, lots to do. I am so glad I have a big freezer.
I
have to work a bit more on the growing wheat grass, as it consumes more time in
the winter to produce than I thought it would.
We have also started making food for the dogs and cats; they seem much
happier and healthier already. It seems
like they consume less food daily then they had just a week ago. Much of what they eat is scrap from butchering
other animals so there is no waste.
I
am still working on my knitting and have almost finished the cowl I have been
working on; I plan to have it done in plenty of time for the next storm which
is moving in for next week. Still have
not been able to locate my other boxes of yarn, I really have no idea where
they are; I have like three or four boxes.
That is the problem with having what you own spread out between four
building. I see re-organizing in the future.
So
that is what is happing here on the farm.
We
thank you all for being a part of our extended family…from all of us on the
farm may your holiday be bright, no matter which one it is…
Shekhinah,
Michael and all the kids and critters on Mahanaim Farm
If anyone would like to make a gift to our
farm, our paypal email is raziel133@yahoo.com
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