They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
We bottled up the elderberry cordial and elixir that has been aging in the refrigerator for a few weeks to months. Some lessons learned from this go-round. It is harsher and less smooth than last year. Next year I need to pay closer attention to the alcohol percentage. We were mixing everclear and 40% vodka… Continue reading Elderberry Cordial and Elixir
We like to have the ram in the pasture with the ewes by Michaelmas, (Sept 29). This means that with a heat cycle on average about 17 days, they should hit their first breeding window of the autumn by October 17. This means we should start lambing no earlier than February 22, with first week… Continue reading The New Ram
Cider Fest is now two weeks out, or at least it was when these apples were collected. By the time you read this it will be barely one week out. It's time to collect the apples. For us, since we don't have a large, mature orchard, this means going on Facebook and asking around to… Continue reading More Apple Picking
We are going to skip over a week or so of time between blogs. Don't worry. You aren't missing anything except a drill weekend, a whole lot of business and not enough family time. But by Friday (the 25th) we had gotten past a chunk of that and were ready for a family day. Note… Continue reading Busy Family Day
