ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[elevan]

Farmer's Market closed an hour early due to the heat. The vendors were quite literally melting. We all had sweat pouring off of us and were mopping our faces constantly. Not very appealing for customers to see.

We had a lot of great vendors this week though! I spent almost as much as I earned - came out $2 to the good But I got snap peas, zucchini (we didn't plant any), kale, bok choy, swiss chard, potatoes, sweet corn, donuts (Amish) and honey!

Took a couple of baking orders for next week, so no matter what the temp I have to fire up the oven on Friday. But I won't complain as the Farmer's Market advertises my farm will be there and what we'll have (at no charge to me).

I have the last dregs of a heat headache going away so I'm gonna veg out with the computer in the AC for a while.

I think that dinner tonight will be a sausage boil. Gonna throw some corn, potatoes and kielbasa in a pot and let it go

 

[autumnprairie]

Farmer's Market closed an hour early due to the heat. The vendors were quite literally melting. We all had sweat pouring off of us and were mopping our faces constantly. Not very appealing for customers to see.

We had a lot of great vendors this week though! I spent almost as much as I earned - came out $2 to the good But I got snap peas, zucchini (we didn't plant any), kale, bok choy, swiss chard, potatoes, sweet corn, donuts (Amish) and honey!

Took a couple of baking orders for next week, so no matter what the temp I have to fire up the oven on Friday. But I won't complain as the Farmer's Market advertises my farm will be there and what we'll have (at no charge to me).

I have the last dregs of a heat headache going away so I'm gonna veg out with the computer in the AC for a while.

I think that dinner tonight will be a sausage boil. Gonna throw some corn, potatoes and kielbasa in a pot and let it go

I am glad you came out in the good. Sausage boil sounds yummy

 

[elevan]

K did get stung by a bee - twice. But the vendor next to us came to the rescue with an herbal salve that took the pain away immediately - no charge. We already buy our soap from her as it cleared up B's hands after rx creams couldn't. We're customers for life. She has a website that you can order from so if anyone wants her info shoot me a PM, she has great stuff.

Then K cut his toe by scraping it on the pavement and the vendor across from us came tot he rescue with a makeshift bandage (napkin and tape) since I didn't have a bandaid.

Next week on I'm finding a babysitter. They drive me crazy while we're there (3 hours is too long to sit still when you're a little boy) and B was extremely rude to a customer today.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Here is hoping for a break from the heat

Present idea for your son-we got my 9 year old something called a FIND IT after I saw it in my friends classroom. It keeps him very busy (he has ADHD and I was amazed at how long he would actually sit with this thing).

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=toys-and-games&field-keywords=Find+It

 

[elevan]

Thanks. I'll have to look into those. Probably try to find them in the store and get their reaction on them first though

 

[elevan]

Maybe I should rename my farm - The Broody Farm or The Broody Inn

I have another Red Sex Link that has gone broody. Who says that they don't? I now have 4 broody hens sitting on eggs - 3 of them are Red Sex Links!

AND

Another guinea hen when broody. She's outside by the rabbit hutch on about 24 eggs. That makes 3 guinea hens that are broody.

AND

I have a duck hen that is going broody. She's nesting way up on the hill in a wild rose thicket. I have to chase her out every single night for the past few. I will not let her set there. It's just not safe being so close to the trees and away from everything. I don't think it's safe outside anywhere at night but there are some areas that I take the risk if one of the girls decides to nest.

 

[wannacow]

Hopefully, I have good news for you. It was an absolutely gorgeous day today! After having a **** day yesterday, it was perfect today. Actually turned off the a/c. So... the good days are heading your way. I'm not sure if I'm one or two days ahead of you. Hang in there...

 

[elevan]

We're supposed to be 86 tomorrow. Who would have thought that 80s would be considered cool? Next 10 day forecast looks the same.

So yes, good news indeed.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

We had a duck that went broody in the woods before and we left her there because she lives outside (not in the coop) with the other ducks and geese and a raccoon ate 12 of her 16 eggs and in the process ripped her chest open as she tried to defend her eggs. I found her in the morning not acting like herself so I checked her out and we determined that she would not live (she was bleeding to death) so I had to put her down. Her four eggs were put under a broody chicken and now live among us. lol One did die when it was trampled in their hutch. They live in a hutch at night when they are young.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Maybe I should rename my farm - The Broody Farm or The Broody Inn

I have another Red Sex Link that has gone broody. Who says that they don't? I now have 4 broody hens sitting on eggs - 3 of them are Red Sex Links!

AND

Another guinea hen when broody. She's outside by the rabbit hutch on about 24 eggs. That makes 3 guinea hens that are broody.

AND

I have a duck hen that is going broody. She's nesting way up on the hill in a wild rose thicket. I have to chase her out every single night for the past few. I will not let her set there. It's just not safe being so close to the trees and away from everything. I don't think it's safe outside anywhere at night but there are some areas that I take the risk if one of the girls decides to nest.

LOL!! Send some of them over to me, Id like a guinea

Are K and B your boys? Ive read your journal a few and always wondered who they were....