Flies never sleep...
9/08/06 - 6th Day - Before Breakfast. We are getting more milk now, and it seems to be increasing daily. The two milk cows are now fairly well trained, and Holga waits her turn until Ami is finished, then Ami heads out of the corral and Holga steps up to be milked. Things went well this morning. I wasn't too shocked to see that the flies were out pretty thick this morning, and they keep at their job even early, early in the morning. Flies have very short lives, and they don't waste them.
The last couple of days have been absolutely beautiful, with blue, clear skies and temperatures in the low 80's. The prognosticators are calling for a probability of rain this weekend and early into next week, and it would be a perfect time for it if we could get some. We have the garden pretty well ready to plant, and just as we got done yesterday we got a package in from an old friend and it was a huge box of assorted garden seeds. About a half-dozen of our tomato plants and pepper plants survived the drought, but everything else got plowed up and tilled. We still have some grooming to do on the garden early next week, then we should be planting.
I chopped some more wood yesterday, and we went to Brownwood to get a sharpening tool to sharpen the axes and other tools. Sharp tools certainly help make the job more enjoyable and easier.
I also made Mesquite syrup. Hopefully sometime next week we will make some Mesquite pancakes and I will eat mine with Mesquite syrup. It will be interesting.
Today, the fellas are going out to help Frank with his fencing, and Danielle and the children are going to pick up their blind goat. So I will be alone here for awhile and should be able to get some writing done. The Sabbath is upon us again, and as always, we look forward to it. I have been reading in the hard copy of John Gill's Commentary on Genesis, studying for my own Commentary on that book that (Lord Willing) will begin next year some time. I am also still reading in his Sermons and Tracts, Volume 2 (of 6).
Supper on Wednesday was grilled pork chops with green beans and handmade wheat biscuits (Danielle grinds the grain herself). Supper last night was a large salad with chopped brisket.
Now I am hungry for breakfast...
Your servant in Christ Jesus,
Michael Bunker
The last couple of days have been absolutely beautiful, with blue, clear skies and temperatures in the low 80's. The prognosticators are calling for a probability of rain this weekend and early into next week, and it would be a perfect time for it if we could get some. We have the garden pretty well ready to plant, and just as we got done yesterday we got a package in from an old friend and it was a huge box of assorted garden seeds. About a half-dozen of our tomato plants and pepper plants survived the drought, but everything else got plowed up and tilled. We still have some grooming to do on the garden early next week, then we should be planting.
I chopped some more wood yesterday, and we went to Brownwood to get a sharpening tool to sharpen the axes and other tools. Sharp tools certainly help make the job more enjoyable and easier.
I also made Mesquite syrup. Hopefully sometime next week we will make some Mesquite pancakes and I will eat mine with Mesquite syrup. It will be interesting.
Today, the fellas are going out to help Frank with his fencing, and Danielle and the children are going to pick up their blind goat. So I will be alone here for awhile and should be able to get some writing done. The Sabbath is upon us again, and as always, we look forward to it. I have been reading in the hard copy of John Gill's Commentary on Genesis, studying for my own Commentary on that book that (Lord Willing) will begin next year some time. I am also still reading in his Sermons and Tracts, Volume 2 (of 6).
Supper on Wednesday was grilled pork chops with green beans and handmade wheat biscuits (Danielle grinds the grain herself). Supper last night was a large salad with chopped brisket.
Now I am hungry for breakfast...
Your servant in Christ Jesus,
Michael Bunker
posted by Michael Bunker at 9/08/2006 04:04:00 AM
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