I've had this cold since last Thursday. It's really kicking my butt. I have to rest a couple of times when I feed the animals in the morning. I've been able to breath alright, my nose hasn't been stuffed up. I just can't seem to do anything. Yesterday, I moved a speaker in a truck and it was hard work. A little 10 minute job and it took me 30 minutes.
Stacey told me to go to the doctor. I wasn't going until the boss told me I should. He wouldn't go to a doctor if he was having a stroke. I figured if I was starting to worry him, maybe I should go. The doctor wasn't impressed. He'd seen 6 of me before lunch and none of us were likely to die soon. He did give me a course of antibiotics to hold off pneumonia. Normally, I'd worry about the overuse of antibiotics causing drug resistant bacteria but I'm taking them. This is a nasty cold.
It's beef stew for lunch. We've been cleaning the freezers getting ready for Jake the steer to return from freezer camp. Stacey found some steaks left from the old steer and used 2 to make the stew. The other two were pretty freezer burned and went to the dogs. We've been feeding the old sausage to them as well. The dogs are happy but I suppose I'll have to raise hogs again. Bah!
The snow went around us again. Our weather apocalypse consisted of maybe 5 inches of new snow. Typical, first D.C. takes all our money and now they've taken the snow. I know it's Al Gore's fault.
Stacey has been taking a class on how to deal with the dying and seriously ill. She says she wants to volunteer with a local hospice. Personally, I'm checking her cooking spices a little more closely.
I've got to get busy a plan my garden. I need to get the seed orders out. It's time to get the plant incubator cleaned up and in operation. I buy most of my tomatoes and peppers from our friends Doug and Mary over in Milan, Ohio but some stuff, I need to do here. I still hope for a greenhouse someday. Farmtek has some beauties for low prices but not low enough for me yet.
That's the news from Lake Erie. It's not nearly as exciting as Lake Woe-Be-Gone but I don't have a radio show either. I can make a good biscuit.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Winter is winding down
We're winding down on winter. It's time to pick out the seeds from the gardening catalogs and clean the trash from the garden. The lambs will start coming in another couple of months and the whole cycle continues.
I still can't get Stacey to take down the Moravian Star. She's threatening to leave it up until Easter. She always complains that I don't get the Christmas lights down ( which is true) but she won't take down the star.
Jacob the steer went off to freezer camp to learn to be small tasty pieces of beef. He'll graduate the 13th of Feb at which time we'll have a graduation party as soon as we can thaw some of him out. I hope Stacey gets the freezers cleaned and organized. Storing 400-600lbs of beef requires some space. I am going to give some away but not that much. This is going to require some substantial eating. I hope I'm up to the task.
I've been suffering from hay anxiety. This appears to be common among farmers at this time of year. Realistically, I know that I have enough hay to make it to pasture time. I've counted the bales but it just doesn't matter. There's less than when I started, there's an emptiness in the barn and I'll run out and all my animals will STARVE. I've got enough hay. I know I do but it just doesn't matter. I'm sure this will pass as soon as I can put the animals on pasture. Then I'll worry about the pasture.
I'm still trying to work on the plow that I pulled out of the hedgerow. I still haven't gotten the wheels to turn. I've found a guy who restores old plows and will probably buy one off of him. It bites but I have to change the way I do things around here and I'll need a plow for that.
I'm trying to cast candles again to have something else to sell at the farmers market. I'm using the old style tin molds and they are a bear to use. I don't know if I can make enough to be worthwhile. I could go to modern style molds but I want to learn the old methods.
Bye until next time
I still can't get Stacey to take down the Moravian Star. She's threatening to leave it up until Easter. She always complains that I don't get the Christmas lights down ( which is true) but she won't take down the star.
Jacob the steer went off to freezer camp to learn to be small tasty pieces of beef. He'll graduate the 13th of Feb at which time we'll have a graduation party as soon as we can thaw some of him out. I hope Stacey gets the freezers cleaned and organized. Storing 400-600lbs of beef requires some space. I am going to give some away but not that much. This is going to require some substantial eating. I hope I'm up to the task.
I've been suffering from hay anxiety. This appears to be common among farmers at this time of year. Realistically, I know that I have enough hay to make it to pasture time. I've counted the bales but it just doesn't matter. There's less than when I started, there's an emptiness in the barn and I'll run out and all my animals will STARVE. I've got enough hay. I know I do but it just doesn't matter. I'm sure this will pass as soon as I can put the animals on pasture. Then I'll worry about the pasture.
I'm still trying to work on the plow that I pulled out of the hedgerow. I still haven't gotten the wheels to turn. I've found a guy who restores old plows and will probably buy one off of him. It bites but I have to change the way I do things around here and I'll need a plow for that.
I'm trying to cast candles again to have something else to sell at the farmers market. I'm using the old style tin molds and they are a bear to use. I don't know if I can make enough to be worthwhile. I could go to modern style molds but I want to learn the old methods.
Bye until next time
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