On a beautiful morning, I went to the farmer’s market, dug up my raised bed—preparing for winter—and worked on some Flower Art. Our Pantry Thanksgiving Giveaway took off last night; I’m getting a countdown now. I’ll post shortly; 100 purchases were made in the first half hour, 150 by the first hour. 450 to go, and four weeks to do it. I have a hunch that it won’t take that long. No kid should have to worry about Thanksgiving Dinner. More details shortly.

Back from a Manure drop.

Maria, the cold shows on her face.

 

Prince Zip on one of his many thrones.

Robin after getting shorn.

Cindy, a/k/a “crazy goat lady,” brought two newborn goats to the Farm Mark. The kids loved them.

Cindy brought me seven bars of soap I made from my soap lesson two weeks ago. It takes two weeks for the soap to settle. Maria also got seven. Mine have a delicious natural Eucalyptus smell. She only uses natural ingredients, and it’s the best soap I’ve ever had. If you write “blog” into your special code box, you’ll get $1 off. You can also get a soap sample. The soap is fantastic and surprisingly inexpensive. Check it out here, and you won’t regret it.

Sheep grazing

I made a new friend. Her name is Emory. She’s from Connecticut. She delivers bread and other good foods to the Farmer’s Market and is available to help with the farm if we need it. Emory is trying to figure her life out. She works at the farm in the summer and early Fall. She’s charming, and we have connected.