Weekend in Review

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…

Friday — lovely and quiet and sunny.  Cold, but tolerable.  A bit breezy in the afternoon.  I walked around the property, relieved to have reduced our chicken flock by a few roosters.  We conducted our final interview and Jeff and I settled down to evaluate and choose our staff for this year.  What a great bunch of folks to choose from!  

Averaging around 15 eggs per day.  Quiche for every meal!

Saturday — This must be the apocalypse I’ve heard so much about.  The R.V. that we’re going to part out when we have time (so, never) nearly lost it’s roof.  Jeff and I had to go out and strap it down, in the wind.  We then went down to the barn to retrieve the patio furniture which had begun it’s migration.  Then I looked up and noticed that the entire roof of the barn was lifting and threatening to blow off.  The whole thing, not just the sheet metal, but the metal, trusses, everything.  I started crying and we came up to the house and hunkered down.  

I hate wind.

Horse’s feeders needed re-filling, so we put out 2 big bales — one about 850 lbs and one about 500 lbs.  We use a sled that we pull behind the truck to drag the bales into the pen.  Should last 3 -4 days for that herd of 9 horses.  Probably closer to 3.  It’s a function of how well they like it and how the weather is.  If it’s cold they’ll eat it a lot faster.  If it’s warm they slow down quite a bit.

Sunday –– off to a much better start with clear skies and sun.  No wind.  Perfect day to go retrieving shingles and anything else that blew away.  I may even have thinned the chicken flock a little further, their gate to their coop blew open and some escaped.  I’m amazed that none blew away. 

Had a couple of really lovely rides and then our good friends came to town for a visit and some wine tasting.  Enjoyed Tucannon Cellars, Frichette, and Hightower.  Snow and wind in the afternoon, ended the day cozied up around plates full of mexican fare, and drinking Red Mountain wine.

Monday – avoided getting fully dressed and opted to work on taxes.  Been putting them off until the weather was bad.  Was cold enough out to justify spending the day inside.  Dogs curled up on patches of sun on the rug and I even managed a nap.  

Horses are really shedding and the mud is drying, they may actually be halfway presentable for photos soon.