It’s great to be home and recovering from vacation! There were nineteen of us, and it was great fun to hang out with all the kids. It was also (surprisingly, to me) really fun cooking dinner together at night—that was actually my favorite part of each day. Of course, I guess I do like food, so maybe not too surprising.
Now playing: Moses Kahumkou – Pohakuloa
via FoxyTunes
My friend MD has this theory that when a farmer tries to go on vacation, the farm does everything it can to keep you from leaving. I must say it certainly seems that way sometimes! But despite broken well pumps and nasty goat injuries, I think we’re actually going to make it out of here tomorrow morning, thanks to a great bunch of friends and neighbors who are going to keep the farm running while we’re gone.
This is our first trip to Florida since the year of the terrible red tide, and I’m really getting excited to see the Gulf.
We’re getting ready for our annual beach trip. We leave Thursday, and we are now entering the frantic stage of preparations. There’s really no reason to be frantic—it’s mostly just tradition, I think. Our friend DN is going to keep the farm while we’re gone, and she’s done it all before, so there’s really no stress there. The animals are pretty settled; Maude is dried up and seems content to just gestate; most of the goat kids are weaned. Unfortunately we still have all but one of the puppies—almost all the buyers changed their minds for various reasons, so we’ll be making a more concerted effort to get rid of them when we get back.
It’s raining this morning. We’ve been getting somewhat more regular rain the last couple of weeks. Not enough, but better.
