- Eiley: "What is for dezzewww-ut?
- Ma: "Errrr, say errrr... dessert!"
- Eiley: "What is for dezzurrrt?"
- Ma: "Err, like Grr... Grrr.. Grrr"
- Eiley: "Dezzerrd. Dezzerrrrt. Dezzewwwurt. Uh,... that thing after dinnuh?"
2. Spring must be somewhere out there - Before Carol started her APEX project last week, she pushed us to trim hooves and prune the fruit trees. Like many of our projects outside in spring, it was overcast and hinting about rain. Since we finished that, it has been in indoors week upstairs with the kids - all cloudy, snowy, windy and coooold. Nothing to report:
- Pussywillows were budding up - nipped right in the bud.
- No hellebore activity yet.
- Looking slim on the spring peepers making their traditional "coming out by C's birthday" announcement for spring. The ice is too thick on the wetland.
3. St Patrick's Day Feast - we had this a day ahead so we could have a proper dinner. Corned beef fresh from Eagle Bridge Smokehouse, boiled veggies, and soda bread. Came out delicious, the beef was killer. What else would you expect from grassfed beef? Best quote:
- Brianna: "Today we are celebrating the day that they drove out all the A'gains." (this is a reference to our talking about St Patrick banishing the snakes from Ireland being an allusion to his breaking the Pagan hold on Ireland - the Pagans adorned their arms with snake tattoos.)
4. Goat Kiddings for 2008 - It looks like we have 10 or 11 pregnant does (out of 12). Not sure about Tasia and she is only 30 or 60 days in, she is such a peanut anyway, she isn't showing much. Almost everyone else (including all the juniors) appears to be carrying it heavy and low. Even Erica has got a pouchy udder.5. Animalia 2008 - I think we are still on schedule to bring in feeder pigs in April (we need them for some tilling of May beds) and this will allow us to use their electric fencing for the turkeys come August. That ought to be exciting.
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