A lot has happened

I often think about "the blog" and think about all the things I could add or share, but when time permits, I simply let it fall by the wayside. Telling myself I'll do it tomorrow, but then tomorrow never comes and I'm thinking, again, about "the blog".....and well you can where this cycle gets me.

I think so much has happened over the last year that it would be good to catch you up on what we've done, where we've gone, and how our homestead has changed.
Prayerfully, I'll have enough photos to go along with this that I can actually show you what's happened, and do less writing.
Although, writing could take less time than the speed at which my photos upload. LOL!!

Here are a few from 2010 to bring you into why, what, and how 2011 rang in.

We had to sell our goats (6 in all) in order to get our family cow, so 2010 saw the last of our herd go to good homes. These two goats we were actually going to keep, so we gave them their historical names.
The first photo of the brown Alpine doe is Constance, and the second photo is her twin sister (the black and white doe) Mayflower.
(historical figures = ships carrying first settlers to locations in America; Jamestown in 1607 and Plymouth 1622)
They both just became mommas themselves! We're missing our goats. We still had their momma but she somehow escaped and we have never found her since. (we still get teary eyed when we think of her- her name was Ebony)

We purchased a whole brood of Rhode Island Red laying hens, and the weasel killed every single one of them. They were so sweet and friendly. Unlike the white leghorns we now have that are skittish and afraid of everything!
We call ALL of our laying hens Martha. The reason being is that while we do not promote more than one wife, we have but one rooster, whose name is George (we actually call him Jorge' which is Spanish for George) and the whole flock is "Washington's Brigade".

This is Quincy, (historical figure = John Quincy Adams) our Saddlebred gelding. He was just too much horse for us, so we sold him to a dear young lady that has allowed him to flourish in his riding and learning. We miss him too.

This is Abigail (historical figure = Abigail Adams, mother to John Quincy). She was MY quarterhorse mare given as a gift from my beloved homestead hunk. She was gentle with the children, and truly loved by us all. She was a good riding horse, but we just didn't have enough room for riding, plus we were seriously considering our family cow and needed room for the cow should the right one come along. And, if you've read other blog posts here, you know it did. I'll update on her as I catch you up.

In the photo behind Abby is the little miniature horse/pony mix stallion we have named Wilbur (historical figure = William WILBURforce). He's enough horse for us at this time. He will be learning to drive this year and possibly hoeing my garden next summer. We'll see!

I think that's it for today, but come back soon as I upload and tell the story of 2011. It has been an exciting year. We know God has plans still yet to unfold for the remainder of it.

Blessings!