Officially Fall

Apple pie filling! :)


Oh wow, the first day of fall! There is a crispness in the air--nights can easily get under 40' already. Time to think of moving house plants from the outside back inside. NE parts of the state had frost warnings last night. I hope it stays away from here, the garden is getting a "second wind" and there is lots of tomatoes and peppers ripening. (I see more canning in my future!) HA

Kyle is in the running for Ms. Fairbury--Relay for Life puts on this contest every year for the highschoolers during Homecoming week. It's a fun way to get donations; guys dress up like gals and donations are put into jars with their 'girlie' photos. Whomever has the most money in their jar wins. We shall know the results later today at the Homecoming parade and "Crowning". :)

Jared has been doing more training, and has spent more time at the Armory (yeah!) He spends lots of time at Gander Mountain--kind of like Cabelas' or Bass Pro Shops stores. (Probably spends too much time and money there!) HA

Patrick and I canned Apple Pie filling this past week. We used his requested Christmas present (finally): and apple peeler/corer. I poo-poo'd it, thinking it wasn't going to save THAT much time, but by golly he proved me wrong! It worked pretty slick and I almost couldn't keep up with him--he ran the peeler/corer. (I got it at one of the chain feed stores.)


Pat also made us a 'feather plucker'--we've put off butchering the last two turkeys and annoying roosters because plucking takes the longest part. It's a simple plucker that fits on his drill. (I'll get photos later for y'all.) It's modeled after another one a gal made (from KFC), and she got the instructions from someone else. I will report on how well it works. :) This weekend is their 'date with destiny'! (Thank goodness my Mother In Law has extra room in her freezer--the last two turkeys were so big, they took up what room I had left!)

Pat has been keeping busy with helping my niece with re-wiring and putting in baseboard heaters before the winter cold comes. And I realized last night there were several bikes in my yard--the great nephews and niece need Uncle Pat to fix them! :) They have him trained well! HA HA HA

And to Omaha Dave: the site is PMS'ing and won't let me reply to your comments. :( I am always encouraged by the awesome work you do--you keep on keepin' on!! You might be encouraged by this article as well. (Acres USA is an awesome magazine--it's not just for "farmers"!) :)
Coming Home To Farm is the title of the article.

(If I mess up--its here: www.acresusa.com --you'll have to copy and paste.) I'm still blog-illiterate! It's best I stick with the cooking' and critters! Giggle!