The last time I wrote in this I was fascinated with a tractor that cut and bailed our wild field a week before the wedding.
So much is new that I actually don't feel weird saying that we're driving our van to Cornwall to pick up 4 pygmy goats tomorrow so that our new boarder collie Australian cattle dog pup can gain some confidence with livestock, start his jedi training in the ancient art of herding and finally transition from crated house dog to farm equipment.
I am going to be quick and start off by thanking everyone for all the help and support through a solid chunk of 2012. The experience of flipping a house while pregnant, while working, while planning a wedding was unforgettable to say the least. Life since all that craziness has been just as unforgettable. We have just come off our first season of farming and have processed a deep freezer worth of meat for the rest of the year. I have been eating so many eggs it kinda seems all we get for groceries is coffee, sugar, bacon and bread but we bake our own bread now. We have grown Elizabeth from 'only little' to 'oh so small' status. She sleeps through the night, through loud music, eats well and makes us laugh every day. We have slowly started to gather materials for stage 1 of renovations and have been keeping to a tight budget surprisingly well. This explains why I own a van. A grand caravan. So that when we need to pick up a tub in Kingston or some miniature goats in Cornwall, we can.
I am going to put words to paper every day and post weekly or something. Just random topics that are on my mind, a photo I can fix into a funny picture or something.
