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Friday, March 26, 2010 at 9:31PM It was just another one of those days. I've adjusted my attitude about hauling loads, and it's all good now. I think my real frustration is with the slow-flowing water pump down at the spring... so I finally got wise enough to leave a bucket down there for a stool, and to dress warm enough to sit around.
We've been drooling over ram pumps for many years now, but perhaps this is the year when we can finally make it happen. Otherwise, it will be back to the gas powered pump to shoot water up the mountain from our dug-out pond, once everything thaws out. Another month, I suppose, and the supply-demand curve will level out for water.
Today I pre-empted my day at home, to go to town for a ton of barley. The price was beyond right, and I didn't want the opportunity to slip away, lest I have to pay twice as much next week. If my calculations are correct, this grain should last me about two months. I'm sprouting 14.5 pounds twice a day for the chickens, and the goats collectively eat a few pounds between morning and evening milkings.
Tomorrow is not only a cheesemaking day, but it's also Ginger's due date. I can't believe she made it to the end. I thought for sure she'd go early, but that just goes to show what I know. No one else is looking close yet, though two more are due within a week.
The chickens have really been out and about since the days are heating up and the snow is melting back. Egg production is up too, since I increased the fish meal component of their feed. It's all such a learning process when you insist on doing things yourself.
There was an egg that surprised me today... it was just bigger than a quail egg. I've never seen an egg from a full sized chicken that size before. So tiny. Compared to all the double yolkers we've had lately, it was especially shocking.
Well, my family is somewhere in Canada... I expect they'll be home in a few days. It's been a long few weeks for all of us to be apart, and it feels like alot of water under the bridge. I can't wait to see them again. It won't be long now!
Reader Comments (4)
You sound beyond busy right now. But if you had a chance, could you either share your cheese recipe, or direct me to the recipe you use? I'd surely appreciate it.
Always envious of your adventures,
-Graham
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