FarmerDenise's journal - full on harvest time = busy, busy, busy

[Dace]

I know you will get thru to the other side, just keep moving along. Don't buy into his fake niceness. And don't wait too long to make the move OK? Your safety is more important than any thing else!

Icky story aout the dog....I HATE the smell of wet dog and I HATE the lick lick lick.

 

[FarmerChick]

hey FD

Is this something you think you can fix or is the marriage over to you?

just wondering....sounds like he has his moments of anger/depression and obviously takes it out on you....but he isn't violent and physical so that is a plus right now of course.

What are your long term goals? Do you want to fix the marriage or just let loose and find freedom and start over?


Whatever you choose will decide your next steps.....of course none of this is ever easy and I feel for you in making this hard decision. I couldn't imagine having to do that...hang in there gal!!

 

[FarmerDenise]

Gotta hang up my laundry, had to wash all my bedding after the wet dog slept in my bed last night.

 

[TTs Chicks]

you're in a tough situation and only you know what is best for you - my thoughts are with you - stay safe. Spend the time with your Dad, you won't regret it later - I can tell you that from experience I lost my Dad in February and am so glad that I spent so much time with him. I don't have to say "I wish I had . . . . " Just know that there are alot of people who are keeping you in their thoughts and prayers

 

[FarmerChick]

good move FD
time for everyone to simmer down and think.
when the "situation" is removed everyone can think more clear on what life should be and how it should be lived....for both of you.

hope all goes well and enjoy that time with your Dad....time is limited as we all know.

take care

 

[FarmerDenise]

This morning we are getting ready to butcher our 2 meatbirds and one young roo. The meatbirds are as big as small turkeys
I don't know, if we have room in the fridge for them all.

 

[dragonlaurel]

Sorry about your Dad. Spend as much time with him as you can, now. The counseling is a smart move and very good timing.
It's a shame about the beans, but they are a drop in the bucket compared to the stuff you got done. Take a look in the freezer, the pantry, the farm records, the sales. You did so much.
This has been a big part of your life for a long time. It's not easy going through so much change at once. You might grow some food at your other place to keep things feeling more familiar. Don't know what your property there is like, but working with the earth is very healing, and you can grow some stuff year round there.
I changed my life completely last winter and having a real garden is one of the things I miss the most. This town is really nice but I still feel uprooted without working in the dirt. Make sure you stay in contact with your friends too. Keep as many of the good parts of your life intact as possible so it will be easier to rebuild your life to fit you now.
About the soaked pillow- Consider it doggie love. He wanted to be close to Mama. You were doing stuff so it was the next best thing. Sometimes - love stinks.

 

[FarmerDenise]

About the soaked pillow- Consider it doggie love. He wanted to be close to Mama. You were doing stuff so it was the next best thing. Sometimes - love stinks.

As I am lining things up, I am also feeling better. I used to have a big garden at my house in which my DD now lives. She is toatally willing to let me take over the back yard, she is way too busy maintaning the front yard anyway. I go and clean up the backyard several times a year anyway.

I also have many other interests for which I have not had much time. We also have many great opportunities for puchasing fresh produce. So if I don't grow my own, I will still be able to get good quality vegies for a fairly reasonable price.


We butchered our 2 meatbirds. One weighed 7.5 lbs the other 6.75 lbs. We decided to wait for another day to butcher the roo and possibly one hen that has not been laying. The yellow jackets started to come out and we didn't care for their attention.

We saved the feet too, Stepson's girlfriend's family like them. So we are going to give them the feet. They were nice and big.

SO is used to cleaning birds that he and his friends hunted and they usually just take out the breast meat. I kept having to remind him that we wanted to keep the whole bird and also any other usable parts, including the fat. It helped when I told him how much a pastured chicken costs at the store: $5.99/lb. Lets see 14x6=84 Even at 1.99/lb these chickens would have cost us $28.00.
And I will be able to eat the liver, knowing that no toxic substance ended up in these birds. I love liver Oh and did I mention the livers were ginormeous.

 

[lorihadams]

Good luck honey, hope everything works out for the best. Love your pic of the week, btw!!!

 

[FarmerDenise]

Oh, thanks for pointing it out. I hadn't noticed.
I just love the bright colors of Gypsy peppers. Love eating them too.