How can it be Friday already, and Friday the 13th to boot, speaking of boots, i am currently wearing a air cast boot along with a wrist brace as i took a good old fashioned fall a week ago.

When i fell, i knew from the level of pain that i had for sure hurt my foot, not rolled my ankle, i have done that before this was different, a very different deeper kind of pain and while we got me up, and got me in and leg up and iced, it only took me a short while to write Dear Hubby that as soon as he was done work, we needed to head to the ER to get x-rays

Farmers, homesteaders, Gen X whatever you want to call us, we are as stubborn as the day is long, i do understand the irony of telling him to finish up his work day first but honestly, i was in for hours wait at the er, why not get those work hours in.

Of we headed and much to my surprise, 7 hours, and 18 x-rays later in a combo of my foot, my wrist and my hip, i was out the door $225 poorer with a wrist brace and a air cast boot, while the ER visit was covered, the medical equipment was not, now it might be possible that maybe we can see if we can get any back though our personal medical coverage from work, we will see. They gave me meds for the pain and they were nice for the few hours they lasted and then back to over the counter meds for that.

Still to be fair, within 24 hours i was called for my CT scan to be booked and shortly after that, i got the call to book with the orthopedist at the hospital for the start of my follow up care. While i am happy that things are lined up, i can already tell my wrist is fine, it will heal and heal well, my hip is bruised and i have some other bruises and even a good scrape but my foot is another matter, a week later and the deep lines of bruising are still appear and growing. To put my weight down wrong can still take my breath away and while i have made a point of getting downstairs once for a short while every two days, i need to learn how to do the stairs safely, i have been mainly living on the second floor.

The master bedroom is huge, so half of it has been moved into a mini dining room with a table/chair and more for me to work at, Dear Hubby did a full week of Teli-work, he had already booked friday off so it was a short week but this allowed him to give me a helping hand as we sorted things out.

Thankfully i can still find smaller projects to keep me busy and allow me to use my grey matter and my good hand and foot lol Seed starting, willow carving, writing and much more is on the go.

Lots of things going on in the background, we are in the waiting game to find out if DH’s job will be effected by reductions taking place or not, we have been though this before, its nerve racking to say the least and i know so many are on the same pins an needles.

This is a good year to make sure that the farm gives back as much as possible in terms of both savings and earnings. Last years drought was brutal and we will wait to see how many of the spring planted in 2025 will be alive this spring.

I have not decided yet if i am going to let any of my current hens sit this year, i was planning on adding in meat chicks this spring but i am thinking that it might need to be a fall raising. I will have lots of ducklings as i added in four new duck hens for a total of seven hens and two drakes for the duck breeding flock, with those numbers i will have both lots to raise and lots of sell if wanted!

This year is going to be a grow and put up two years on a few things that are quite low in the canning pantry, an its also a clear the jars year, if its over 3 years in age and we are not eating it, then i will use it as fodder or compost and get my jar back into use, filled with what we do in fact eat!

It will be a lean year in terms of out sourced imputes plants/fruit tree wise, it will be a production year in terms of wild fruits and foraged items added in, plus bird line nursery starts, more on that later.

What’s new in your world? Did you keep up on the global news? Local news? Stayed away from the news? Are you in the now or are you planning and plotting? Are you worried about your job? While you be looking for more ways to lower costs by using your farm/homestead/garden? Looking to try and find a way to earn a little as well? What is your plan on that?