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.
This is a project that has been in the works for the last 6 weeks, having been interrupted by nearly everything else for most of that time. As with so many other projects, it starts with a frame built from 2x4's. I know 2x2's are lighter, and more than adequate for housing ducks, but still,… Continue reading Duckmobile
With the three lamb legs we did not freeze, we are trying an experiment. Lamb prosciutto. After several hours of internet research, we settled on a method and two recipes to try. Recipe 1 120g plain salt 14g ground pepper 6g sweet paprika 6g hot paprika 12g thyme 8g rosemary 3g fennel seeds 12g brown… Continue reading Lamb Prosciutto
Tuesday, December 31, we cut up the sheep. This is our first attempt at butchering an animal larger than poultry, so we don't know what we are doing. We have a book. The sheep were chilled in a <40 degree shop overnight, wrapped in cheesecloth to slow water loss. First step, remove the neck. Next… Continue reading Butcher and Packing the Sheep
Monday, Dec 30 the stars aligned. The weather was forecast to be 40 degrees during the day, and almost freezing overnight, and below 40 into Tuesday as well. Not only that but Ryan and Adam both had the day off. The time was right. The sheep must die. To recap, They were a pair of… Continue reading Slaughter day: Sheep.
A small man trying to show up his older sister (and cousin). I gave them the task of replacing all the cinder blocks they had taken for building their transmountain railroad, back on the stack from whence they came. All the ones they hadn't broken with hammers to make them easier to work with. Ellie… Continue reading Never Underestimate…
What do you do when your pirate ship springs a leak? You bale out! But then Daddy (Uncle) comes along and tells you to put the bale back in. Daddy is particular about stuff like that. Then it becomes a problem solving/strength building exercise. Which, in many ways is just as entertaining as the pirate… Continue reading Bale Out!
We have learned a few important lessons these past few weeks. One is that Christmas time is really busy for everyone, so very little gets done on the farm. The other is that the project of installing gutters on the chicken houses is long overdue. We recently picked up a trio of sapphire gem hens… Continue reading Gutters
For $50 and a few hours of work, a perfectly ordinary plywood wall in the shop can be transformed from this… Into a gateway into adventure! https://videopress.com/v/ywXAtUXB?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true
Too many cookies. Making Christmas cookies is a multi-week whole family effort that generally takes up most of advent every year. Christmas cookies are important. The goal is to have enough Christmas cookies to last until Lent, with plenty to give away in the meantime, so with Lent coming a bit late in 2025, we… Continue reading Why we haven’t been posting
Little Farm in the Big City 