Coffee anyone ?

[Mini Horses]

Today is yet another overcast, poss sprinkles day.more of same all weekend. Can't get much I want to do done....so, I'll go work jobs. Then I think I will be able to be home and outside next week.

I'm stressing over 1)garden till and 2)getting the new roll of fence up...in that order. Except -- where I'm gonna use the new fence, old to remove, then cut crap growing along that line. Don't want to switch attachments several times. Brush hog to tiller to brush hog. This everyday rain is screwing up all of it if I pull it all out and can't get new up fairly soon -- well, there's that "radar" of "fence down, check it out! " with animalsI'll work it out but! Lining up DS to help complicates things, too. But this needs 2 people really...one on ground, one on tractor.

For now -- coffee and breakfast. Cooked a bunch yesterday, so a breakfast is heat & eat! Cool all day in low 60s. No heat, no AC...save $. if tilling and installing fence are my only concerns, I'm in pretty good shape! . Yep.

 

[Baymule]

Thanks for the coffee. I took a Benadryl last night so I could get some sleep. Dogs were barking like there was a tiger in the driveway, I woke up. Disoriented, was nearly upside down in the bed, groggy, got straight in the bed and went back to sleep. I’ve been waking up at 1 to 3 AM and needed some rest. Went to my sisters yesterday with my son. We had a good visit. I got 2 chickens cleaned and in the freezer, 11 more to do today. Insurance adjuster coming at 1:00 today to look at the roof. Need to make a feed run, can do tomorrow or Monday. Thinking tomorrow, then do last batch of chickens on Monday.
@Mini Horses I'm with you on the bush hogging. Front pasture has a big patch of rye grass, tall, gone to seed and needs mowing. The 10’ bush hog my son bought had a bad gearbox. He took it to Chris to take it off. He got it last night and is taking it to Crockett Iron Works, where they build bush hogs, to get it repaired. Then he’s going to mow all my fields. Hopefully that will happen before he’s gone again.

 

[Mini Horses]

Of course, you can cut those fields with your smaller tractor & hog, just takes longer with 1/2 the cut swath. My fields are cut BUT---where actual fence is, getting replaced...needs cut. Wild blackberry vines, trash growth, etc. Not bad -- just not a lawn either! It's always been cut both sides, so a foot of junk, especially after being there 20 yrs.

It'll be a couple day job. Not as severe as what you have -- similar issues. Even a couple volunteer trees birds on fence rows plantings

 

[Baymule]

Coffee is ready! Going for my second cup. Got to get feed today. Somehow I twisted my good knee and I’m limping around. That will be real helpful as I’m unloading all those 50 pound bags of feed.

 

[Margali]

Drinking my coffee and enjoying some YouTube before I head to work, ugh. Hopefully, I will not have to spend all day there.

 

[Honeybee Hill]

Good Morning. Second cup in, did the farm chores before the rain comes. The past two weeks were so busy I barely remember them. It might be age catching up, who knows? Last week was my first residency, so I spent the week in NH away from my family, with about 200 other students. It was fun, and a great learning experience. This past week, I planted my vegetable garden-it took two full days, and I swore I was having heat stroke several times. I put down weed fabric prior to planting, so it was very labor intensive to put each seedling in. My sons were helpful, but I'm a control freak (whoda thought? ) so I had to do most everything myself. I'm not a smart woman.

Thistle and Clover are doing great! They're so much fun, and very affectionate with everyone. They were not bottle babies, so I spent a few days getting them used to us, and they're like puppies. My youngest and I put up a 5 foot fence to keep them out of the garden, but they have 2 acres of weeds to sample and enjoy so they haven't seen the garden yet. I have resolved myself to the fact that my rose bushes will eventually be eaten and enjoyed.

 

[canesisters]

Coffee, praise music beautiful weather.
Everyone else HATES working a Sat. For me, it's peaceful. I get the whole building to myself. (No yelling!) And we're only accepting loads from a few customers who need to clear the yards so I scale a few trucks... wait for them to go, load & come back... scake a few trucks... wait again.
I COULD be busting my butt doing this AND my regular job. but I think that if I'm required to cover for the crazy scale lady... I'm only going to do what she would have been doing - JUST scaling trucks.
Time for another cup of coffee ️

 

[Baymule]

Coffee is ready. I didn’t do much yesterday. After I got feed unloaded, it was a day of rest. Knee feels better today. Church this morning.

 

[Honeybee Hill]

Good morning! First cup in, second cup brewing. My FIL and DH's cousin are coming over today. I feel the need to scrub everything, (like I'm a good housekeeper-I'm NOT) They're looking forward to seeing the goats and chickens, so I guess they won't be spending much time inside. (these are the things I tell myself to relieve stress...)

We got torrential rain yesterday, which brought the pollen level down. This has been a terrible year for allergies. I never really suffered like this, so I thought I had some exotic disease...turns out it's nothing that interesting. Just mother natures revenge.

I hope everyone has a great Sunday!

 

[Mini Horses]

Having my coffee and now wondering how my day will unfold. It did rain last night, finished off about 6 am. Was a soft heavy sprinkle thing then but, grass is soooo wet! Chickens are out -- goats are still just looking out Gonna be overcast most all morning until this front skedaddles on out. Better boot up and do chores. The girls are waiting to be milked.

I have 8 bucklings to pull away and get moms on milk line. A couple have doelings on them also. That will help! Won't have to deal with all at one time. A couple I'll milk for comfort, then dry off. Don't need all that milk! In fact, will sell a few dairy does this year to trim that herd, buy a couple meat does to increase that group. Financially I can get more kids to sell from meat breeding. The dairy are seasonal, so 1 kidding a year. Meat are year round, so breed back sooner. BUT love my goat milk, so I'll always keep about 6-8 for that. They pay their way between milk and kids.

Don't need all these chickens either! Looking a 18 eggs a day! So, why did I put eggs under these 2 broodies yesterday?? . They won't break up -- might as well get some replacements!? . Can't help myself or break the habit. Need buying customers again?!!!