Life

Life is certainly full at this time of year. To say I was surprised to find that it has been a month since my last post would be an understatement. I honestly had no idea that time had gone quite that quickly. The last few months have been quite busy, with the busyness intensifying over the last weeks of September, but I shan't bore you with all of that.

As you probably imagine, quite a bit has happened since my last post. I remember I wrote about the coming of the sheep and our preparedness for it. Well, they actually ended up coming two or three weeks earlier than they were supposed to. The fencing wasn't finished, but thankfully we have two rolls of electric netting, which combined with the existing fencing made for a good temporary paddock. Their paddock and shelter has now been complete for several weeks and Rilla has the pleasure of putting the sheep into their shed every night. We do so to keep them safe from dog attack, as they don't have the ability to defend themselves like cattle do, and apparently lamb's cries can be heard by dogs quite a distance away.

The garden has reached the bountiful point it does every time this year. The sudden warmth of Spring makes every thing shoot up and flower and fruit. I can feel the heat of Summer today, Spring is not long lived in our part of the country. Many of the things we are harvesting now will most likely be the last for the year, until the cool of Autumn comes again. It's the end of all of the winter produce, but the beginning of the summer. We've planted out our watermelon seedlings and I mean to put in some beans this afternoon. I'm hoping to be able to continue growing salad greens and maybe even a few cherry tomatoes through January and February this year by putting up some shade cloth and making a concerted effort to keep the water up to them. Hopefully we are successful.

What's been going on in your world lately? 

I hope you're having a good weekend!

Sarah