1st "Farm Equipment"

Today we purchased a rotortillar on clearance from Tractor Supply!!! We are storing it in the basement until we can use it in the spring.
In March I can start seedlings. I have some pea fencing, potato buckets and tomato cages on the way as well. I am SO excited to be planning our garden this year especially now that I have a pressure canner. (Thanks again Mom and Dad❤)
So today I bought 2 ferrets!! With the help of my bestie we named them Miss Bianca and Meeko.

I love all my animals!! I guess I should say we have a petting zoo/homestead.
Back to the 🏈 game!!

Seed order is in

I was able to order seeds for my garden yesterday!! I know it's a littlr early but at least that is done. I ordered a few more herb seeds as we are expanding our herb garden this year. The husband is going to build a few raised beds for the herbs.
I ordered a few purple veggies this year!
Also today we are going to go to tractor supply to buy a rotortillar they have in clearance. Now there will be no excuses not to get gardening done.
Im hoping in the spring to get a few fruit trees to add to our little homestead and also a couple of pigs. The only chickens we will get this year are meat birds! My layers are still doing well.
Later this am we are heading to VT to pick up my oldest son and his girlfriend for the weekend. I love having them come home and visit!!
Now to shop for a few gardening tools!
Think Spring!!

Merry Christmas

Hope you are all having a very Merry Christmas! Our house is all picked up. My boys are enjoying their gifts while we wait for Christmas Lunch to finish cooking.
My parents gave me a pressure canner for Christmas. I can NOT wait to order seeds for my garden this year. I can make bone broth now and can it.

I also received some cute chicken jewelry. I have earrings to match the silver necklace.

 Here are the rest of my chicken themed gifts.

 My boys gave me a new table cloth and runner. Someday I'm hoping to travel to OK to visit the Merc.

Last of my gifts those who know me in person see how busy I am as a sports mom and I now have the perfect bag to carry all the blankets, snacks and drinks in.

I hope you all have a Very Merry Christmas!

In closing, I will leave you with a photo of the weather here in Maine today with the prediction of 8-12"

200th Post

Yesterday I started decorating for Christmas. We bought wreaths from my son who is selling wreaths for his college baseball team.

 In order to finish decorating I need to go buy some more tacks.  We will buy our Christmas tree next week. I love having a real tree. 

My favorite part of Christmas is decorating with my grandparents decorations. It's too bad when you are younger you can not see the value in family. With each famy member that passes a hole in your heart gets a little bigger. I take comfort in knowing some family I will see again in Heaven. 

Hoping my husband is able to switch over the electricity to our well. The person who used to own our house disconnected the electricity to our well today. We were waiting for our electrician to come back in the spring from FL to convert it but we have no choice now.  Having no water or heat when it is in the 20's is not fun.  In the future we will be investing in a pellet or wood stove.

Once I get done decorating i will post some pics!

Heat is on and Homemade gifts

Finally turned the heat on this past week. We had days in the 20's. We had a dusting of snow but in other areas it has snowed more than here.
A friend of mine came over Thursday and after an hour figured out what was wrong with my sewing machine and fixed it!! I was able to make an apron out of my grandfather's handkerchiefs!! I also sewed a memory pillow out of my other grandfather's t-shirt. Next I am going to sew a memory bear.
I making my oldest son's girlfriend see themed homemade gifts. I can't wait to post pics but it will have to be after she has them. I can say most I have never made before.
We did have 3 ducks die last week due to being trampled. A hard life lesson to learn as one was my son's. 
I noticed this year our goats fur is a lot thicker. I still may buy them a pony blanket to wear as I worry about them being cold.
Tomorrow I am going to visit my grandmother and look at a farmhouse. Enjoy your evening and  I will post a pic of the Apron in another post along with some so-called glitter candles.

How Long Before the Heat Goes on?

A few friends and I all see how long we go in the fall before we turn our heat on. We still have not, even though it was 30 when we got up this morning.

This afternoon I have been watching videos of Homesteaders of America conference. It was this last weekend in Warrenton, VA. I bought a T-shirt hoping to attens but it didn't work out so I'm planning on going next year.  In a couple of weeks we will start receiving news about it. Its nice seeing everyone together!

I've noticed my goats fur is getting thicker, ready for colder weather. I love how Oreo's "mowhawk" is getting longer.

It's been pretty windy the last couple days so our trees are really baring up. I need to pull up the dead flowers in the flower beds this week.

Our meat birds go Thursday to be processed
 Tomorrow they wont be able to have any food. The 3 of them have enjoyed going into the woods and hanging out near the apple trees.

I need to finish putting supper together and finish my Caramel Apple Tea.

October Musings

So, I have to say I'm rather bummed I am not in VA at the Homesteaders of America conference today. It's just one more trip I will add to my travel bucket list and hope they have another.

Today we made candy apples and caramel apples. 

My oldest son and his girlfriend have been visiting for the week. Yesterday we went to a local farm in Levant called Treworgy's and went through the corn maze. This year it was Paul Bunyan.

My friend Rose from church was giving hay rides but we didnt go on one because we didnt see her.  Also at the farm you get to see goats and horses, fresh flower bouquets, pick pumpkins, pick apples and they even make homemade donuts and sell ice cream. For more information check them out at www.treworgyorchards.com

Here are some pics around the farm and of some recently baked goods.