Around The Homestead

With 80 plusF degree weather and spring not even here yet makes me wonder what we will have to deal with this summer. Usually winters are spent doing inside projects, dreaming over seed catalogs, catching up on reading, and just enjoying relaxing by the fire. This winter has been so mild I have been outside doing spring projects. You would think with them done I could rest and wait for summer... nope. Summer temps arrived and doesn't look like it will be leaving anytime soon. The seedlings in the greenhouse are almost ready to be planted in the gardens. The flowers are blooming and the trees have leafs opening up on them. Dogwoods are getting ready to bloom and birds are building nests. I so miss not having a winter. I also am not a fan of daylight savings time. Why would I want to get up at dark just to have a extra hour of daylight at night? Rather have regular time all the time and have that daylight in the morning so I can rest in the evening and not feel guilty about wasting daylight.

My daughter Megan, her children, a friends 4 yr old, a friend of Megan's and her daughter as well as a friend of her sons went camping last week. They went camping in Cherokee, NC where they had frost every morning when they came out of their tents. The campground did have a indoor pool that they enjoyed but most of the time they spent outside in the cold weather. They played outdoor chess, rode pedal cars, cooked over open fire and did a little fishing. Grandson Quintin caught a 17lb trout and won a fishing contest there. He won $50 so know he was one happy camper.

Quintin cleaned and cooked some of the trout he caught. Wish I had been there for supper!

Still checking goat "butts" as have one due any day and one due in April. Olivia is doing fantastic and back with the other goats. Lil Vicki is growing and still spoiled rotten. She is not afraid of anything. She goes right up to the dogs and climbs on them, licks their nose, or just cuddles up with them. They love her too and let her do anything she wants and just sit there.

Incubators are up and running. Hopefully we will have lots of baby chicks in a few weeks. The baby bunnies are growing and getting more adorable everyday. Can't wait till Easter weekend so they can have new homes. Tinker and Bella aren't showing much but sure act like tired pregnant doggies. They have gotten picky on what they will eat now and turn their nose up at food they use to love. Glad they will have their puppies before the heat of the summer.

Things around the homestead are still busy as usual. Can't seem to catch up but sure am blessed to wake up and enjoy each day no matter what the chores. Love having all the animals meeting me at their gates even if they are just wanting food. Hope you are having lots of blessings in your days!