Starting up again after my nap..
- Head to the cellar to get a pint jar of stew lamb meat, one pint of homecanned corn, one pint of homecanned potato cubes, and one jar of homemade tomato sauce to which I added a cup of frozen diced red and green pepper and a cup of frozen diced pinnaple, bring it all to a simmer(I rinced the potatos, but added in the juice on the corn) It was just lovely and it came together in five min and was on the table in 15.. got to love quick meals like that.
- Evening chores, and critter feeding of all kinds, a basic quicker repeat of the morning chores, water, feed, and barn checks but with two of us instead of one and it gets done much faster.
- The evening is my down time, I tend to read a book(one on tanning hides is on the menu tonight), watch a movie(3rd rock from the sun), visit with my hubby on the day’s events, do a little knitting.
- Looked online for larger hide scraping tools and everything seems to be from the states, and I went to the local (an hour away) hunting and fishing and while they had alot of things for trapping and hide work, no scrapers.. Finally went to Lee Valley Tool Site and I can see at least three that would work very well if I can’t find anything “offical” locally.
- Dh came in after finishing his round of chores and said, can we head to town, turns out his favorite Peanut butter is on sale at half price and he wants to pick another flat of it, so we are about to head to town.. this will go into the food storage but not to be used
- Pulled a full bowl of frost bitten veggies out of the one small freezer and set it aside for pig feeding tomorrow.
- Cuppa hot tea before bed, and I’m done..
Well that’s about it folks.. that’s a pretty typical day in my world on the farm.. somethings are always the same, household chores, farm chores and what seems like a never ending quest for knowledge on “something”, brief touches of the outside world, but mainly just centered around the house, the critters, the land, and the weather.
Just another Day on the Farm 
Hi, Farmgal…I would strongly suggest you contact Halford Hides in Edmonton https://www.halfordsmailorder.com/eSource/ecom/eSource/default/default.aspx
for the most incredible range of tanning, curing, sausage-making supplies, amongst other things. We have shipped raw moosehide/deerhide to them (frozen & wrapped in garbage bags) and gotten beautifully tanned suedes back in just a few weeks. They have pretty much anything you can think of – the link above is for their mail order site, but you can also order a printed catalogue. Terrific service, good prices, fresh spices & herbs for sausage making, and good shipping – all in Canada. Good luck! Patty in Eaglesham, AB
Thanks, that is a great site, and they in fact do have just what I have been looking for in regards to the larger scraper that I want, I have smaller gear but wanted a big wide flat one with rounded edges.. and they have just that! While a small part of me would love to send the hide out to that I know its done perfectly, I just can’t make myself do it 😛
I have been working other hides to prepare and renew my skill level so that I could do this one.. its jut a matter of slow an steady steps and it should work out within reason.
Man, I wish I’d had time for a nap today (I’m exhausted just reading about following you around all day; ) ‘Nite, nite;o
But oh hey, y’know what? You need an umiak (umiaq?) for your tanning process! How about asking some of your contacts up north then, eh?
I do have one but its a good one and not something I would want to use while doing the big hide, I will have to see if friends can track down plain basic ones for me.
Thanks for sharing a day in the life of Farmgal……. No
w I need a nap! Lol