CHEATING.
We planted strawberries a while back, and they are doing beautifully. Sadly, we have been pinching off each little flower as it blooms. By doing this in their first year, it guarantees the plants will produce lots of berries next year! But it also guarantees no strawberries for us right now. It is a hard lesson in patience, and...we may or may not have "accidentally" left two little flowers un-pinched. Oops! This tiny taste has us very excited for next season....for strawberries, asparagus, blackberries, raspberries. For having more than just a couple, and giving some to our shareholders.- Hannah.
NEEDING MORE FIBER.
Sunday was the Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival in Lexington equipped with the awe-inspiring finals for the sheepdog competition. After going, needless to say, we've determined how we're spending our retirement––me with my whistle, sheep and border collie, Hannah spinning the wool and felting. Ok, hopefully we wont have to wait until retirement, but this event in Lexington definitely left us inspired to add a little fiber to our farming.- Jesse.
A HOUSEWARMING.
With bandsaws and construction equipment, piles of scrap vinyl and junk scattered around the house and yard...it has been hard to feel very much at "home" this week. But throw in some good friends, a meal of local bratwurst, last year's canned relish and pickles, a playmate for Wendell - and suddenly we feel this unfinished house becoming our own. Our very first little place to call home.
