Plum and apple harvest are here since we have had a few frosts. Last yr, we tried our hand at a few gallons of cider and it was DELICIOUS! Have to pick 2 trees of apples and get started on pulverizing to strain for cider. If anyone has apples offered to them, I can tell you and easy way to make a small batch. We have already pitted and dried some plums and dehydrated them. They make for an excellent healthy treat and they DO NOT taste anything like prunes you buy at hte store. Aready fried some pie cherries this summer and there aren't many but they pack a punch and are great on salads! Speaking of which, I "messed up" againa nd made another batch of feta cheese, another great topping for salad that pairs nicely w/ the cherries. Nice alternatve to craisins.
We chose spots to plant our new fruit trees and were given a bunch of strawberry starts. Have had bad luck getting a raspberry patch going and we will try again w/ more starts from a friend next spring.
Still working on a plan to get the cows home and hay in the barn. We have gotten down to 2 pups from this spring that are still here and need new homes. ne male and one female and they are almost 7 months old. Egg production has picked up again since the intense hot and dry weather is gone. Leaves are turning yellow and since we do not have a beef for the freezer this winter, we will try to harvest some game when rifle season starts. We expect early goat kidding season this yr (likely in January), so that will get here before we know it! Probably when I am in Singapore!! Good luck to Rob, my substitute goat midwife!
Homeschool has its challenges but I see improvements each week with the kids' ability to knuckle down and get their work done. Wii, computer, and TV time are great denominations to work in for them! Mallory continues in the Libby Children's Select Choir and Robi is starting Boy Scouts next week. Mal often says she is done w/ VFW Jr. Girls but has yet to actually give her resignation.
Took a hike to the Kootenai Falls last weekend w/ Mal and a friend of hers and Lilo, our dog. I dreaded the return trip uphill but it actually went much faser than I expected. Dad did come with us but could not negotiate very far once the asphalt trail ended and the rock/dirt path began.
Dad plans a 3 wk trip to the east coast and then he will be back just in time for the snow to start! I swore to him last yr that if he didn't hire anyone to plow his driveway, I was not coming to the house this winter!
Looking forward to a "MADE IIN USA" Christmas, so we may not have very many things under the tree!!!!! All ideas welcome! The kids asked for cash and I told them I think it is still printed here! Who knows, right???
TTFN to all, enjoy the turning colors outside.
PS. I miss all the red from back home ass we mostly have yellow! But at east we have green all yr even if it isn't on the ground!!! Oh yeah, that is WHITE!!!!
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