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What?! It is January, and it is almost over? Oops, sorry!
Where have we been you ask? (Because I know you worry about us sometimes, which is good)
We are busy! Now go away!
Okay, here is a a snippet...
We now have sheep. Yep, that's right Mom, we have sheep so we can eat them. They also happen to be as distracting and entertaining as Facebook on a good day. So far there are three of them: Gravenstein, Buckley Giant, and Blenheim Orange, and there are rumored to be more on the way. We hope they are pregnant, that was the main premise behind buying sheep before winter set in and not in the spring like most sane farmers. They truly are magical, and quiet, and sneaky, and they smell like a comfy old sweater. We found many weak points in our fences, are becoming regulars at the local hotspots for livestock advice, and never get tired of how soft their muzzles are when they are eating grain out of our hands.
We also are spraying, scratching, planning, seeding and pruning the Terra. The chickens are restless, not all of them made it through the winter, sometimes it seems like not all of us will make it through either! And we found out that our dear Freja is allergic to not only wheat, which is becoming more and more common, but also to eggs. Yes, I typed correctly, we live on a farm with lots of chickens and she cannot eat eggs. So we pouted for a few weeks, and then reinvented ourselves in the kitchen and are now quite the masters of some amazing wheat-free, egg-free bread that we do not just keep to ourselves, but also sell to our friends around town.
All in all, life is good, the sun continues to rise, and as Gus said the other day, "It is amazing that there is enough air for us all". Yep, pretty amazing.
Thanks.
