Kupa resumes his role at the top of the totem pole.
Speaking of poles the cats are using the resting clatter box as a pathway to the loft. No more climbing the ladder for them!
The chook house was cleaned out. John took over once he saw what I was about and he spread the debris over the hay field with the tractor.
The chickens will be on strike for a while as there is nothing they hate more than change. But now we are ready for the winter.
Today I will have a quiet day. I think.
I hope you do too.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
54 responses to “The last of the summer work”
So much work on the farmy, but you make it all seem so easy as you go day by day through your chores. I truly admire your life, your writing and all that you do!
Cats are smart and John is a star 😉
AH all cleaned out and looking good…come winter we are sorta ready!
So glad you got your chickens set for winter. Do they come out when it is really cold? We had zero degrees F. this morning. No sign of the chickens. They stay inside….what a bunch of wusses. Yesterday my DH brought down the snow blower and got it tuned up and ready to go. Blade is on the tractor to plow us out this winter. We don’t get the snow like we used to here. So cold and no snow cover is hard on pipes and trees. I am so happy that Kupa is pretty much normal again, I would love to have a peacock, but I think the winters are just too harsh. What kind of chicken is your rooster? He is beautiful. Reminds me of my Auracana rooster that used to attack us and actually sent me to the emergency room. But he was sure pretty.
I have no odea what kind of rooster that is, I bought some chickens once and his grandfather must have got in by mistake, there are three of them now, all exactly the same! I have never thought of buying a rooster, maybe i should, we had no home hatched chicks last year at all.. The chickens come out in the cold but not the snow, they hate the snow!.. c
I’m glad you’ve got John to give you a hand and that now you can take it easy for today. We’re of the same mind, though at a vastly different scale. The workers are finishing up and the yard and dog run are pretty muddy. Yesterday & today I spread 1000 lbs or pea gravel into the dog run but the yard will have to dry a bit more. If I try to do anything to it now, I’ll just uproot the lawn. I’ve still got much to be put away for Winter. All in due time. Enjoy the res of your day, Celi.
Thank goodness the worst of the work and mess making is done, now you can get yourself all stowed away for the winter.. thank goodness we are not getting these ice storms that are popping up all over the country.. c
Thought you might like to have a go at these as you said “oooh’ when I said I was making them!
Chocolate Dipped Coffee Meringues
¼ cup of sugar
1 Tbsp instant espresso powder
1/8 tsp cram of tartar
2 large egg whites
4 oz bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
Heat oven to 200F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper
In a large metal or glass bowl, whisk together sugar, coffee and cream of tartar. Whisk in the egg whites
Set the bowl over (not in) a saucepan of simmering water, cook, whisking constantly, until the sugar is dissolved and the whites are very warm to the touch, about 3 minutes.
Remove from the heat and using an electric mixer, beat on low speed, gradually increasing the speed to high, until soft glossy peaks form, about 5 minutes.
Spoon the egg white mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a ¾ inch star tip. Pipe stars (about 1 inch wide) on to the prepared baking sheets and bake until the meringues are just set on the outside, 25 to 30 minutes
Slide the sheets of parchment paper onto wire racks and let the meringues cool completely. Slide a spatula underneath meringues to release.
Melt chocolate in the microwave according to package directions. Dip the tops of the stars into the melted chocolate, letting any excess drip off, then transfer to parchment to set about 20 minutes. Place in small candy cups.
wow, I have never made meringue like this, i DO look forward to giving it a go.. thank you for the recipe!… c
What an interesting read today ~ I feel I have not just been to the farmy but many ones right across the country to read of what needs to be done how! Smart kitties, chooks with a clean home and Miss C hopefully on the sofa with an active mind and a resting body 😀 !!!
most definitely.. I had a very restful day.. worked too! c
So glad Kupa is recovering – have been so worried!
You have a really nice Chicken house! My hens always take their time getting adjusted to new hay on the floor and lovely stuffing in the nests….then the eggs starts over once again and we all happy!
Linda
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Maybe you should have taken a lesson from the cats and rode the clatterbox up! Be sure to leave the camera with Ton (and instructions to get photos for the blog). I’m glad John was available to help with the chook house. Good to see Kupa feeling better!