Well its the start of a lovely long weekend on the farm, lots of fall work to be done, there are things in the garden to work on, and of course I would like to get a little walk in the local woods with some of the hounds, its just that perfect time of the year to do a little mushroom hunting, between the warmer days, the recent rains and the cool nights, the bricktops will be popping up locally, and I do so love them.
Brandy will need her different training, I am unsure what to do will be the coming days training but I have learned a) she is right bit of a PMS girl while in heat, and don’t walk down the road past where the stud is, without expecting a heck of a workout.
I think I will work on leg training, I am getting just a bit ahh, I really! want my saddle and bridle, I don’t mind ground work but it means that I am working just as hard as she is in terms of exercise, I would much! raither be on her back while we work it out, its still a workout but not in the same way..
I wanted to take her for a walk and by the time it was all said and done, and yes it ended on a postive note, I was so tired that I went to bed before supper and slept 12 hours straight. The next morning, I got up and wow was I stiff and I hurt in places I didn’t even know I had muscles,
So meet the farrior, and he is a total babyfaced guy, I swear he does not look 20 if a day, I asked how long he had been doing this and he said seven years, and i said, must have started young and or looks babyfaced.. he said yes to both.. which was both a answer and not LOL He does have a great setup and is willing to work with Brandy, so that’s awesome, he said for a barefoot trail horse, summer its about every six weeks, winter typically ever eight weeks and he comes out here with a loop.
He will consider working with the cow, its funny it talked about working with oxen but didn’t seem as sure about a draft cow, but really they are the very same thing.
DH got asked to put together his Bio for the coming book, I am looking forward to hearing what he included, he is working away on his current zombie story, he is hoping to send the first finished rough draft out by next week, I like what I have read so far.
So what do you have planned for the weekend!?
Just another Day on the Farm 
My weekend plans? Tearing out the kitchen. Oh joy!
As an aside, I didn’t get an email from you about the beans. Let me know if you want some! It’s myoldnewhouse at gmail dot com 🙂
Have a good weekend!
I’m trying to get caught up on housework, and I have some crushed watermelon to turn into jam. I’d like to start putting up root vegetables, but I’m realizing that I can only do one thing at a time these days, so the kitchen must be clean and all other food storage finished first.
Because Mr D works at an Old Order sawmill, we don’t actually have a long weekend. The only holidays Plain Mennonites recognize are Easter, Christmas and Ascension Thursday. Monday’s just a normal workday for them.
Happy long weekend to you – we have a fair in the next town, which is 158 years old (the fair not the town) and one I went to as a child–I am planning on creating a few more memories and stirring up some old ones by going this afternoon. It is an old-fashioned fair featuring lots of animals and crafts and food and fruits and vegs grown by proud farmers and gardeners – it will be a treat
We’re still house shopping, hoping to find a place with at least an acre and crossing our fingers that our place will sell soon. I read all your posts about gardening and canning and cooking with mad envy!
Happy Labour Day Weekend to you and your DH! My plans: playing catch-up LOL!