Everyday Life
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Remember those baby pigs we got in the Spring? Not so baby anymore! And Opal’s happy for that because now she can take a ride while we feed and water them. They don’t mind too much, but when they do, she finds out by getting bucked off and into a mud puddle!
This month, we harvested 100 chickens, 300 lbs of potatoes, a few cucumbers (the cucumber beetles are enjoying them more than we are), loads of trumpet squash, long beans, summer herbs and peppers by the basketful, and the first 20 lbs of blackberries. Mid-summer is a wild, hot race to get the harvest in, keep the weeds down, and maintain balance in all areas of life with the sun is at its peak. We welcome the challenge, and we are grateful to share the bounty with you!
The wild storm this weekend was celebrated by the plants, the animals, and the guests around the table! Between courses (see the menu here), everyone was on the decks and in the prairie beaming with the rainbows. Our dining porch is open-air until the Kansas weather rolls in - that’s when we close the glass French doors, pull the sliding cedar walls shut, and let the Elements take over while you sip and dine, watch and listen, and feel it all around you.