Here we are in October

My goodness! I really skipped months.

Been a busy last few months that's for sure. Hubby had to dig up the septic pipe and found the  leach field after we had to have the tank pumped. Nothing was going anywhere. About 60 feet of rock breaking mixed with some rock. We found the pipe that was coming from the tank and turning with a 90 was put in wrong. It wasn't layer flat but up and had a large rock on it. It was also crack and plugged with dirt.

he had to find the tank lids first before hand.

We canned beets in Aug.

Boiled them on the scout stove in our lean-to.

Dh also worked on wood through the summer.

We picked the first of the beans. We also pulled the few carrots that grew and froze them to use as needed.

This guy and his girls hung around all summer.

Finally got everything fixed, rock ordered and put around what was needed and covered back up septic wise for winter.

Wood shed lean-to's. The large one and the back smal one.

We had to get me a new laptop and it's giving me plenty of fits.

I Skipped all of June, wow!

 Skipping a whole month again seemed awful easy. Didn't mean to.

The wood gathering has already started. A friend that lives several miles away had some dead trees he had already cut down hauled away and we did so.

I also took pictures of some of the old equipment they have there.

We got our new flag up in time for the 4th of July. Plus small flags along the driveway fence line, and our large 250th Anniversary flag.

The others are of some of our ancestral lines. Scottish, Welsh and Irish. We try to find a new one once in a great while.

We had a bear attack on the chicken's. Even got the door latch broken and went inside. We are down 7 layers. All of the chickens are 3 and slowing down on egg productions but we thought we had enough to get through to next spring. Now we're wondering if the 17 left will do for enough eggs. I guess we will see. Bear paws, large hand size, not huge but still did the job.

31 May 2026 Jut like that tomorrow is June.

I meant to put a new blog post up more 2 weeks ago. You see how that went.  We have had off and on rain which is good but we haven't been able to plant anything but potato's a couple of weeks ago.

We also had a visitor 2 weeks ago. It was we believe just a yearling. The chickens didn't pay it any attention at all.

Dh got the front right tire on the riding lawn mower inflated again. There was something in the garden area he thinks that did a number on it.

I have been sewing and of all things my laptop has been acting up. Tells me I have corrupted zip files. A grandson sent something to see if we can fix it and we will be looking at the tomorrow. It keeps crashing.

We also have summer guests out in our pastures. Just 8, 3 cows, 1 bull and 4 calves.

The neighbors cattle came over in investigate the the new arrivals across the fence. Watched for a bit and then dispersed.

Our lilac bushes, tulips and the apple tree finally bloomed.

Dh weather proofed the roof of the chicken coop as well.

Just like that tomorrow is June.

Take care everyone.

New Year and boy am I Behind

 Man alive, I do get behind don't I?

Middle of April 2026 already. Spring is here mostly. A few nights of 30 deg. F. and normal for the 3ed week next week rain/snow.

We have working to get many things done as spring brings lots of work. Dh has already boarded over the holes in the wood pecker holes in the well house and 2 ground level holes where red diggers chewed above the concrete and into the well house.

He is painting  the well house today and bought the stuff to go over the chicken coop roof as it has sprung a couple of leaks.

We straightened up the garage and washed all the dirty canning jars. The last batch of around 100 are drying, waiting to be boxed up.

The fence lines have been walked and only a couple of problems spied to be fixed. The upper gate looks like someone messed with it and will need some fixing. It was fine 6 weeks ago.

I ground up quite a bit of dried older beans, stored and otherwise into bean flour to add as a thickener. I found a grinder for my mixer at a 2ed hand store. I did a 1st grind to smaller bits then to a more of a flour.

I did manage to get my new book up on Amazon in Kindle, audio will be up at any time. For the paperback I am having sign in problems gads. So it will wait until that is figured out. Kindle; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWW1399M

Back to work.

Dec. 8 2025 Merry Christmas

 I sure am good at skipping months.

Hope all had a good Thanksgiving be ye full or family, a few, or just you.

We joined or daughter in law and son down in Lewiston, ID. Half of the sons and daughters were there. Some of the grands and great grands. The rest of the family was missed but we know sometimes you just have to do, what you have to for your family.

We took the last turkey we raised and a few other things.

The grandson that lives in Coeur D' Alene Id, came down days before to help out. He took back our camper to live in come better weather. Grandfather helping to hook it up.

Rain, Rain and more rain this week Dh had to take a flat tire off of the car on Monday. He found his tire going flat, back passenger tire, on his way to Church on Sunday. Just made it into the parking lot when it gave up the ghost. I went down and got him later in the day. I covered him with an umbrella while it rained and he took the tire off to take to the shop. Had to do the same when we got it back repaired 2 1/2 hours later. They were really busy.

All's well that ends well.

New book up at Amazon. Kandy Rose Kane. Top right book on page here. :) Click on book.

I've Done It Again

Nothing like not posting for 3 months.

The garden did great this year. This was in August.

Our daughter C in AZ. got to visit us the last half of July for a week. Really nice.

We have been in a Indian summer with a couple of cold snaps and frosts this month.  The weather changing again this weekend. Snow at 3900 feet. We are at 4000. The garden is harvested and the fruit trees. Things are canned up except for having to do more plums. We have also given some away. The 2 trees were just packed this year and we got more cherries as well. We managed to even get some of the Elder berries before the birds got them all and made a batch of jelly from those. Applesauce was made of course.

We got a good amount of potato's as well. Shared some. :)

Onions set to dry and then powder. The greens as well from quite a few.

Carrot tops as well. Powdered as well and also beet tops to add to soups.

Our sunflowers

 The wood is in for the winter and some cut to dry for next winter.

We even managed to make a front for the wood shed area of the barn lean-to.

Son D and grandson A came in the beginning of Oct. They helped to put part of a fence back up and the gate in again.

Plus get a load of wood out of the woods the day before.

The summer yard furniture has been out away as well. 

There are still a few things left to do before hard winter but we're getting there.