Before and After

Shearing is done for the year. Check out the before and after pictures of Bam Bam.


Wish I could lose 6 pounds, just like that. We do have all the raw fiber sitting around for the next few weeks. Shoot an e-mail if you're interested in it. Otherwise, we'll skirt it and send some to the fiber co-op and the rest will go to the mill for yarn / roving.

Pasta pup update

I saw Spaghetti at Petsmart this weekend. He was one of the pasta pups. Lord, is that dog BIG now. I had my dog, Peri, along, and the two of them sure remembered each other. It was neat to see that.

We might be taking in two new pups soon. We're going to meet them in the next few days, and will make up our minds then.

My Poor Garden

By early May, my garden is tilled, mulched, and cold weather crops are planted. Until this year. We've been doing so much stuff with the farm that my is sitting unused. Be patient, my friend, I'll be out soon (but not this weekend).

On Saturday, we're planting the new trees and raspberries. On Sunday, we're shearing. It's another big weekend for us.

We have managed to find enough time to pick the asparagus!

You gotta start somewhere

This is a picture of our new pasture / orchard. I know, it's not very exciting. But, we do have grass growing. In the upcoming weeks, we'll plant the nursery stock and add more fencing for new pastures.

The tree in the foreground is one of the peach trees we planted last year. The blossoms are a good sign, and we may have a crop next year!

Now what?

We are about to embark on the next step of our adventure at Offbeat Acres. There are 20+ trees and a whole pile of raspberry bushes waiting to be planted. Thankfully, they are dormant bareroot nursery stock, so time is on our side (for a few weeks, anyway). We've had to wait for the ground to dry out too.

So, if any of you need something to do this weekend, head on out....and bring a shovel!