It seems like today is one. First of all, the horses and mule got out, then went in the barn, finishing off the calf feed and our pumpkins. Okay… They were gone and had gone into the cow pasture. While Will went to cut another load of firewood, I got a bucket and headed for the cow pasture to see how they got out and put them back in. I got out there and the mule, Domino, was in the cow lot with the cows and no horses. Oh, there they were, back in the horse pasture. Domino had evidently jumped the fence, knocking down the top plank and stock panels. Gotta fix that and get Domino back in the horse pasture. With the ATV I drove into the pasture and found a tree had blown down on the electric tape. We’d had a big windstorm two days ago. I patched the fence and drove back through the North gate and over to the horse pasture, where I dumped out three small piles of grain. (They’d already had plenty of grain!) While the two horses were munching on their grain, I climbed through the fence and let Domino in the pipe gate. Whew!
Then, back to the house and get ready to can beets. (No, I still haven’t got them canned.) But Will hauled in another load of firewood and said he needed to set out more round bales for the cows. Hmmm … it’s already afternoon. So, the beets will have to wait till tomorrow. Luckily, they’re real easy to do. By boiling them for a minute or two with a little of the stem and root on, the skins slip right off like the skins of tomatoes do. And they’re fast and easy to slice up to put in pint jars. Will and I will eat up a pint of beets but not a quart. It’s rainy today so I’d thought I’d spend it canning. But I guess not. Maybe tomorrow?
— Jackie
