Life on an 1800s Farm in Effingham New Hampshire
Farming was deep in my roots on both sides of my family. “It'll be easy”, I thought. “You just plant some seeds, and watch them grow.” Was I in for a big surprise. No one ever told me about bugs, and pests, and plant diseases. No one ever told me about the weeds, and how weeding will cause you to go gray before your time. Oh, and the animals. Other than a dog, I had never … [Read more...]
The excitement of the day was when we saw Pyewacket come out of the barn. She walked out this morning, and we brought her into the pantry to eat. She thenmeowed to come in the house. I asked her where she had been all these days, but she kept silent. She still has not confessed her hiding place to us. She acted as if nothing was unusual. She didn't seem to care that she worried … [Read more...]
Today is a beautiful, warm, sunny day. It feels good after a long cold winter. We decided that today was the day to process the well overdue chickens in our barn. They should have been done by mid-February, but the weather has been too cold. So, out came the cone of silence (otherwise known as a killing cone), all our utensils, and a chicken. The first one we cut up into … [Read more...]
