Okay, he’s cute and snow white. He’s our milk cow Lace’s newest baby (a little steer calf, Snowflake.). At first, we were getting about eight gallons of milk a day. Then seven, then six. Now, when Will goes out to milk, often one or more quarters of Lace’s udder is udderly EMPTY! Which isn’t a big deal except that poor Will has to milk one-handed. If you haven’t tried that, it’s hard because you aren’t in rhythm; squirt squirt. Instead it’s squirt……….squirt……..squirt. And it’s hard on the milker.
Christian is learning to milk so he can milk when we’re away at the MREA Fair in Wisconsin in a couple of weeks. Will does one side and Christian, the other. My knee’s getting much better but I’m letting the guys take over that chore for a while. Just in case.
Will just hauled home three trailer loads of big pine, spruce, and balsam logs from a neighbor, who had sold them to him. Pretty soon, the good old Hud-son bandsaw mill will be humming and we’ll be seeing boards fly off into a pile for our barn and house porch roof. And I get to run it, too! I really like making boards!
Yesterday, we went down to my son Bill’s place where we met folks from the Twin Cities who had ordered pork from us. We did the transfer and had a great visit with everyone. Marlene and John even brought me a hanging basket and a ton of hostas, ferns, and berry bushes! Wow, how nice! Today I get ’em planted! Thanks guys!
We’ve been having lots of rain, just like last year. I sure hope the beavers are wrong about a hot, dry summer. Last year it dried up in June and we had very little rain until snowfall. — Jackie
This is the first time I’ve seen Snowflake.. He is beautiful. So glad you have the help that you need, and I’m so glad that you are feeling better.. I wish there was a meeting closer to the Northeast.. Would love to meet you and Will someday..MA
Looks like things are moving along great Jackie. Glad the knee is getting better!
Snowflake and Lace may think you humans are the milk thieves.
In Southern Michigan we are having a lot of rain too. A few days will be nice then a few days of rain. It sure has been good for the garden. I have a ton of strawberries. I picked today for a couple hours. Its been a colder than usual spring. My brother farms about 1700 acres and is just now getting the last of it planted due to the amount of rain we have had. Well I guess it makes up for what we didn’t get last year. I am just planting the last of my garden now which is late. Planted carrots and parsnips today. Hope your knee heals up so you can get back to gardening!! I grew up on a farm, actually a dairy farm, and miss living on the farm.
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