FarmerDenise's journal - full on harvest time = busy, busy, busy

[Henrietta23]

It was 33 when I got up for real. I'm thinking it was a bit colder when I let the whining dog out at 4:53. It's in the 40s now, about right for Thanksgiving here. We're going to be in two different places today. I'm thinking layers would be wise...

 

[dragonlaurel]

Happy Thanksgiving
It was 75 here yesterday, but we are going to have a freeze tonight. Oh well. :/ Might go check the garden for anything I should pick now, since we might have sleet or hail too. Better do it before the full belly sleepies settle in.

 

[AL]

Happy Thanksgiving! I wish it were at least "cool" here ! Tonight it is supposed to rain, storm tomorrow and then be cold Friday night (upper 30s).

 

[FarmerDenise]

It froze again last night. Covering our plants saved most of them. We had already harvested as much as possible before the freeze. So we are just trying to keep some plants going, in case we get another heatwave.

It was a beautiful sunny crisp day. I spent a good amount of time outside. a former neighbor left without one of their chickens. The lost little hen has been hanging around our flock for many weeks now. Today was the first time she mingled with our flock. I was feeding them seeds this morning and I guess she saw them eating out of my hand and she was probably also very hungry. She came within a few feet of us. One of our young pullets kept chasing her off. I figure in a few more days, she will be part of the flock.

We let the goats out for a while too. they enjoyed running and nibbling on the tomatoes, the peach trees and whatever else. One neighbor gave them cut up oranges another brought over some pine and other brush for them for a thanksgiving treat.

I have a turkey in the oven, the potatoes are boiled and ready to be mashed (SO's part of the job), sweet corn from the garden is ready to be heated, gravy is waiting for turkey drippings and to be thickened with a roux, and the cranberry sauce is cooling in a jar. I still need to make a salad using the last of our tomatoes and swiss chard and I am waiting for SO to make the pie dough, so we can make a blackberry pie.

I got the pants covered up again tonight, just in case. I need to remember to feed my kefir and sourdough still.

It has been another nice day.

 

[BarredBuff]

It froze again last night. Covering our plants saved most of them. We had already harvested as much as possible before the freeze. So we are just trying to keep some plants going, in case we get another heatwave.

It was a beautiful sunny crisp day. I spent a good amount of time outside. a former neighbor left without one of their chickens. The lost little hen has been hanging around our flock for many weeks now. Today was the first time she mingled with our flock. I was feeding them seeds this morning and I guess she saw them eating out of my hand and she was probably also very hungry. She came within a few feet of us. One of our young pullets kept chasing her off. I figure in a few more days, she will be part of the flock.

We let the goats out for a while too. they enjoyed running and nibbling on the tomatoes, the peach trees and whatever else. One neighbor gave them cut up oranges another brought over some pine and other brush for them for a thanksgiving treat.

I have a turkey in the oven, the potatoes are boiled and ready to be mashed (SO's part of the job), sweet corn from the garden is ready to be heated, gravy is waiting for turkey drippings and to be thickened with a roux, and the cranberry sauce is cooling in a jar. I still need to make a salad using the last of our tomatoes and swiss chard and I am waiting for SO to make the pie dough, so we can make a blackberry pie.

I got the pants covered up again tonight, just in case. I need to remember to feed my kefir and sourdough still.

It has been another nice day.

Sounds tasty!! I had my dinner about 8 hours ago, and it was good!! Happy Thanksgiving, FD!!

 

[Denim Deb]

I got the pants covered up again tonight, just in case.

Maybe that's what I've been doing wrong. I use the pants to cover me when it gets cold!

Sounds like you had a good day.

 

[FarmerDenise]

I got the pants covered up again tonight, just in case.

Maybe that's what I've been doing wrong. I use the pants to cover me when it gets cold!

Sounds like you had a good day.

Good catch ooops

but then I do cover my pants on those really cold days, with another pair of pants and sometimes even blankets

 

[Denim Deb]

I got the pants covered up again tonight, just in case.

Maybe that's what I've been doing wrong. I use the pants to cover me when it gets cold!

Sounds like you had a good day.

Good catch ooops

but then I do cover my pants on those really cold days, with another pair of pants and sometimes even blankets

I did a worse one on another forum. I wrote that we were expecting 2" of snot instead of snow!

 

[TanksHill]

Happy Thanksgiving FD!!! Sorry to hear about the freeze. My dh tells me our local mountains and the ones near his work are all dusted with snow. We have been in the high 30's to low 40's at night.

Not freezing but still feels cold.

have a great weekend.

G

 

[FarmerDenise]

I can't get warm today. I am sitting in front of my computer, sorting the gazillion pictures I took on my NY trip.
I am wearing my pj's under my jeans. I wouldn't take them off, too cold, so I just put my pants on over them. I am also wearing a coat and a hat. I did take the gloves off, because it was too hard to type with them on.

I should probably go outside and do some work. But I really need to share my pics with the family and at least want to get some of them sent off today.

It is a nice day out today again, cold but sunny.