Just for Today

This morning when I was working on the computer the power unexpectedly went out. I'm not sure why it did, it was all nice and sunny out not too windy and definitely not stormy! So, after we ate breakfast I did not have to do breakfast dishes! I hung some wet laundry out on the line and took in the dry laundry. After doing lessons, Nathanael went and helped David butcher up some lambs and Enoch, Grace, and I went with Daddy to our neighbors woods to cut down a tree and gather up the wood. By the time we got back, the power was on and Grace started making dinner. Daddy and the little boys went out squirrel hunting but the did not get anything this time. I worked some more on folding laundry and did other things in between! Mama got back just in time for dinner (she went out to town to do some stuff). And, now I am just sittin here a-typin away! But, there is still a couple more things I'd like to do before completely retiring for the night, so I'd best leave you with these few pictures and wish you a "Good night" and "Sweet dreams to you"!

Counting the rings to see how old the tree was."63 years old!"...

Waiting for Enoch come the marking stick so Daddy could cut up the tree...

The sky was SO lovely and blue!

Enoch making notches...

Grace cutting up the log (not really :)

Carrying logs to the truck...

Heave it up there girl!
Standing on the stump for a pose!

Today was the first time this year I went out to get fire wood I've out the past years but for some reason I just never did this year. I guess my younger brothers are getting older so it's not like me and Grace have to go out, but it is SO fun!

A couple of announcements and what I did today

A Giveaway:

Go check out the wonderful giveaway that Livvy is having on her blog, A Daughter's Heart.

She is giving away a lovely purse...

Click HERE to go to her blog.

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A Photo Contest:

Maggie is having a photo contest over at her blog, Behind The Teen Scene.

Go check it out!

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What I did today:

Today, for dinner I took all the legs,wings,and thighs, from the chickens I de-boned yesterday and I marinated them then I seared them then baked them with the drippings and leftover marinade.

Nathanael helped me cook up some squash to go with the chicken. All of it was very yummy!

We had lots of sunshine today and it was warmer too. I had lots of fun playing outside with Enoch and Nathanael. We raked/blowed leaves and played a couple games of barnyard soccer. They won one game and I won the other!

Here are some pictures and such...

We named this little goat Autumn... Thank-you Mary Cecilia for the suggestion!

The Apples On The Trees Were So Pretty Today In The Sunshine!

My brother reading "Little Men".

The leaves are steadily falling. These are one of the few left on this particular tree.

This is what I did quite a few times today. I was enjoying the sunshine while it was here... tomorrow is supposed to be cloudy and rain is in the forecast. :(

Until next time...

*Hannah*

To Market, To Market...!

We just got back from the market. We had fun pressing cider for people. Nathanael brought 3 pumpkins and he sold them all! Here are some pictures...I hope you like them!

Chopping the apples...

I liked listing to what people had to say about it...here are some things I remembered...

"It's so good I can't stop drinking it!"

"I love how sweet it is!"

"Mmmm...I like how tart it is!"

"No thanks, I'm cold enough"

"I've come to get the good stuff"

"Look who's come back!" "Do you want some more?" Yes PLEASE!"

This was one of our best batches of cider. Thank-You Jesus for apples!!!

We saw this car when we stopped at TSC for milk filters...Hope ya get get a good laugh outta it!

This is the car... cardboard. duct tape. all that stuff!

A close up of the bumper-sticker...

Until next time...

*Hannah*

Random Pictures of Today...

Okay here are some pictures from today. They are not in order... Sorry, but I'm tired!

The Making Of the Doughnuts...

These doughnuts turned out alot better than the last time I made doughnuts. The cider was very good too!

Me and the lil' goat that we are trying to name "the perfect name"...

We want name ideas! She is too pretty to be a nameless goat! Do you have any ideas?

One Rule: No People names please! Thank-You!

Take the time to leave a comment with a name suggestion and ask your blogging friends to do the same! I am looking forward to what you will come up with!

Grace asked Nathanael to get her a carrot "I only need one" is what she told him. He came back with this...

If this isn't the biggest carrot, what is? I'd like to know.

Cider apples... the boys picked these so we could have fresh cider to go with our doughnuts this evening...

Rinsing them off. Don't worry they had NO CHEMICALS on them! They were ground apples so they had dirt on them...

Scrub a dub dub in a tub...

The Boys harvested the field corn today. And then put into shocks to dry...

I think the shocks look so nice! Our neighbor thought they were for decoration! I guess they do look decretive!

That's All Folks! Have a Good-Nights Rest!

A bit from today and pic's from Yesterday...

This morning when I woke up there was a heavy frost on the ground. It was beautiful! I thought this bright leaf looked so pretty laying there on the ground with the sparkling white frost edging it...

We went to an auction right near us this morning. We did not get any thing, but it was fun looking around. The auction was on an old farm. It is a beautiful farmstead. I hope whoever buys it takes the time to fix it up. The woman who lived there died. She was 105 or 109! Wow! I think she was the daughter of one of the Finnish settlers in our area. The farmstead was built by the Finnish settlers. That shows how old it really is!

And now I have to share with you the pictures of yesterday.

We went downstate to a farm and got 200 #'s of grapes. 100 # white, and 100 # red.

Our neighbor Zach came with us to get the grapes. He is showing us how to make grape wine. We have made some apple wine, but never made grape wine. So in these next pictures you will see the different things that we did...

Daddy and David emptying grapes into our one of our barrels...

The white grapes were SO delicious fresh, that I told Mama it was too bad they had to be made into wine (I don't drink wine). Mama asked the elderly man (the owner) if we could buy a pound or so for fresh eating. The man generously gave us some and said we did not need to buy them. That was really nice of him. Here is Nathanael enjoying some of the grapes...

This picture here is of the man's vineyard. Sorry that it is not a very sharp picture as I took it out of the van window...

Grapes...

Okay, now we are at Zach's. Here is where we picked over the grapes getting out all leaves, and any bad grapes...

Mama dumping some grapes into the crusher/stemmer...

The grapes being crushed...

This is the press. The black thing in the middle gets filled up with water until it stretches up to the outer metal rim. This squishes all the juice out of the grapes...

dumping in the grapes...

squish...

dump...

more sorting...

doing a test of sorts...

Enoch and Nathanael playing catch...

Oh yes, and on the way back from getting the grapes, we stopped and picked some wild grapes...

and wild pokeberries for dying wool...

This is a beautiful flower...I don't know what kind it is...do you?

Good-Night!

Today is October 1st! First day of bow season. David went out with his bow but did not see a hide nor hair of any deer. Which means of coarse, he did not get one.