Getting wood in for winter....

My family has started cutting wood for winter.

We use dead or fallen trees most of time. This

winter has left many trees down..We try to get

our wood cut and stacked in the spring to let it

have time to dry out before cold weather. I am

thankful to God for our wood stove and the

wonderful heat it provides and for the health

and tools to get our wood in. God is so good!!

Our Garden

I was able to plant spinach,lettuces,mustard,

cabbage,cauliflower,red and white onions in

our garden Saturday..The weather turned

chilly and we had some rain/sleet/and snow;

perfect weather for just putting my cold weather

plants in the ground..They are looking so good.

Our hens started laying about 6 weeks ago. We

have new Americauna pullets that are about 3

weeks old and are picking up Buff orphington

pullets this week(about the same age). God is

so good. BLESSED.. We also added 2 more

nannies,one rooster and 2 rabbits to the "farm".

We should have baby bunnies the first week

of April.

Bear Season 2009

My husband killed this bear during archery season
this past year. You can see the poke berry stain
on his nose and mouth.His intestines were also

stained. We have been making chili and stew
out of him..

Fun in the snow...

It is 16 degree's this morning.. A bitter cold weekend

coming up- with snow... I enjoy all of the seasons...

We had lots of fun with the last big snow we got..

(Right before CHRISTmas).We went sleigh riding,

built a bonfire,made snowmen and had snowball fights..

Hot chocolate with family and friends..And we had no

electricity for 4 days..(Beats the 17 days the last time.)haha

God is good...

Fire Wood

This is our wood shed.. It is about 1/3 full in
this picture.. We filled it up all the way to the
front post.

We have had a fire now for a few days. This
makes all the hard work we did this summer
SO worth it.haha-It was 23 degree's here this
morning.. Heavy frost. I thank God for our
full wood shed..And all of His many
blessings!!

Friday Night Football / Seasons changing

Around our neck of the woods the local high school

football games are very popular.
The cooler morning and evening temp's are a sign of

the seasons changing..Like it or not

the warm summer nights are fading.The leaves are

faintly sneaking in their subtle changes.

Yes-the seasons are changing. Summer is almost gone-

Football season is here and fall is following closely on

his heals..

I'm going out tonight to enjoy my oldest son's high

school game. Last night was my middle sons Jr. High

game..I'll be bringing my blankets with me.. And

enjoying my family.

Have a great weekend.

Love and prayers'~

God is good.

Diggin' Taters!!

Bushel basket full.. :)

Sorting..

We put them out on plastic and wash them and

let them dry before we store them for winter..

We usually do not dig potatos until late

September..Considering all the rain we have

had and other people digging potatos early

because they were rotting-we got ours out

of the ground..There was less than a bushel
rotten out of the 25 bushels we dug..

God is good!!