Coffee anyone ?

[Baymule]

eyes wide open at 3:30 AM. Finally got up. Coffee is ready, and Eggo! LOL Getting tired of those things, they are almost gone. My son came in Friday and has stayed the weekend. This morning I have to deliver half a hog. We just never got it delivered due to her work schedule, then we got sick. Will get that done this morning. Then I'm going to have half a hog to split with DD and family. Won't be raising hogs or meat chickens next year. Luckily I have most of a side of beef in the freezer and just me, it should last. I have some chicken, and catfish from the guy we swapped chicken for fish, pound for pound. So I should be ok until I can get back in the swing of things.

 

[Mini Horses]

Bay you'll be fine. Hardest is learning to cook less. Plus pkg in smaller portions. I've found divided containers to use for meals as opposed to soups. Helps me have both meat and veggies to heat up in one tray. Great to be able to heat and eat several days! So those big meals don't go to waste.

Lowering the open windows last night made it very nice at get up this morning...cool, but not chilled. having coffee, listening to weather for week. My usual morning. I need to decide what I want to do today...and my coming week. Seems we'll have 3 days of mid 80s -- starting today -- then into mid seventies. Possible light rains with the front. Sounds ok, gives me insight into what to do when.

Rode the tractor a while yesterday, did 3 loads of wash/dry/fold, and ran dishwasher. Of course, chores...cleaned and refilled all waterers. Productive, enjoyable, refreshing day! Loved it!!

A friend and coworker let me know she's car shopping after a deer went through windshield of her SUV earlier in week. Bent up the roof midway and a hoof hit her face, giving her a busted lip. She was bruised and swollen like she'd been in a fight. They totaled her SUV. Something many of us worry about....deer crashing! It happens.

Everyone stay safe! Have a great day....

 

[Thefarmofdreams]

Is this the second time y'all have had Covid?

My husband works for the county, has to go to people's homes. Back in January he brought it home from work, he and I both had a mild (for Covid) case. Then we got vaccinated this spring. And last month my oldest brought the Delta variant home from his dad's (they don't social distance at all. sigh). So the kids had it back to back. And then hubby and I caught it. It was the body aches and stomach cramps and runny nose variety. I hate to imagine what it would've been like without the vaccine, because it wasn't fun, even with all the antibodies we should've already had ready to go from prior exposure. But we were definitely lucky either way, it never became anything serious for anybody. At this point, the worst thing left is we're STILL on quarantine.. and it's been almost a month. I'm so stir crazy.
(We live in a suburb of a major city, so numbers are higher here and it's harder to make sure to keep space and stuff. One major perk of the farm is the numbers are almost nonexistent there.)


Today is more research. Still no close date for our farm. So i can't order any parts/supplies/wood. Can't go get tools and such because we're on quarantine. Can't go for a walk. And it's raining! I might order a month of the homeschool organizing app i wanted to try... I said I wasn't going to try it till things quieted down after we get the horses on the farm... but the next couple days might be a good time to mess around with it. lol.

@minihorses I hope your friend is ok! I was in a wreck like that as a kid... it's no fun! Hopefully she gets a nice car out of it?

I hope everyone has a great day.

 

[Baymule]

Wow. Previous case of Covid, vaccinated and a second round of Covid. Glad it wasn’t serious.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Morning all. Got the Keurig running here, thinking of going out for another hike today while the area stays beautiful. How you all have a fantastic day.

 

[promiseacres]

@promiseacres I'm so sorry about Richie! Have you tried/read about forage based diets? I've been doing a ton of research for bringing my 24yo gelding back home, and it seems like the best for laminitis/Cushing's/other foot issues. Here's the website that got me started thinking about it: https://www.hoofrehab.com/Diet.html

I hope you find a system that works for him either way!

He's on a forage based diet....has always been. That's the issue we're running out of options to help him.... may try a combination of herbal supplements. It's not cheap though. Farrier has a couple more things to help when she trim... Short of constant use of bute he's still sore this year. Arthritis SUCKS!
Anyways we'll figure it out and figure that saying good bye is going to come too too soon.

Rainy this afternoon, not sure what we'll get done. Possibly working around the house. Have someone coming to see some bunnies... been messaging her none stop since Thursday. She wants a pair of VL but keeps asking the same things over and over, the information that is ON the website (18 is too many to pick from) I've sold to her before and she's not 100 percent mentally. So just trying to interpret her messages is a challenge. I am not letting anyone in the shed so take them out to the drive (hopefully it's not raining then... ) Trying to be patient and accommodate her, need to sell a couple! Another new case of RHDV so staying home from National Convention. 23 more days until presentation... if they fail we'll be having lots of bunny in the freezer. At this point I'm ok with.

 

[Thefarmofdreams]

He's on a forage based diet....has always been. That's the issue we're running out of options to help him.... may try a combination of herbal supplements. It's not cheap though. Farrier has a couple more things to help when she trim... Short of constant use of bute he's still sore this year. Arthritis SUCKS!
Anyways we'll figure it out and figure that saying good bye is going to come too too soon.

Rainy this afternoon, not sure what we'll get done. Possibly working around the house. Have someone coming to see some bunnies... been messaging her none stop since Thursday. She wants a pair of VL but keeps asking the same things over and over, the information that is ON the website (18 is too many to pick from) I've sold to her before and she's not 100 percent mentally. So just trying to interpret her messages is a challenge. I am not letting anyone in the shed so take them out to the drive (hopefully it's not raining then... ) Trying to be patient and accommodate her, need to sell a couple! Another new case of RHDV so staying home from National Convention. 23 more days until presentation... if they fail we'll be having lots of bunny in the freezer. At this point I'm ok with.

I'm sorry about Richie. I hope some of the farrier stuff helps.

Good luck with the bunnies! And no rain!

 

[farmerjan]

Sunny light breeze, nice morning and mid day. Started out heavy dew and intermittent fog..... AND it is the "season", SOOOOOO, of course I got my deer with the truck, early this year. 4 or 6 pt buck... busted the lens for the signal light on the right side of the truck... hair all in it, cracked the hard rubber piece on the bumper and put a dent in the fender... I caught sight of it out of the corner of my eye as it headed out into/across the road; after going past 2 others standing right along the road.... I was in the middle more, and left rubber on the road and had swerved to the left across the road.... 4 a.m. on a Sunday morning not any traffic luckily..... on my way to work of course..... might have messed up the alignment as it seems to pull just a little to the right, so I will see about getting it re-aligned.... will have to fix/replace the lens. . Thank goodness he did not come through the windshield or put his horns through the radiator....

I thought with a new month things would get a little better....

It is real nice out; but clouds and some rain coming in on the radar....most of the week....

 

[Baymule]

Durned dummy deer. Did you pick up the road kill or leave it for buzzards?

 

[farmerjan]

Added to the list.... mower "dropped " on one side of the tractor underneath. Like a bolt or bracket came undone/off something. So it is back in the carport... got part done, but of course not all in front of the house as I was making the circles around everything.....the whole side is sitting on the ground so it was scalping one side and the other side seemed to be up where it should be..... Called DS and asked if he could look at it..... He is baling hay as it was damp earlier due to the heavy dew from last night... sun didn't come out until 10 or so and then it had to dry it out. So, don't know what he did while I was at work, but he did get the steers delivered and then came up to bale. Hope he put the wagon load of sq bales in the barn when he couldn't bale earlier... Clouding up and feels muggier..... Definitely rain on the radar for later tonight....