Little

Corn is the new asparagus. Because there is so much of it we are eating it at every meal. Last night I made corn chowder and I would share the recipe with you but it was deeply pedestrian.

The stock made from the corn cobs was startlingly good though.  I decided to bring Little the new Bobby back to the main barn. He will also be known as the Little Bobby. (All cattle raised for the freezers or to be sold are called Bobbys).  I have decided not to keep any of the little heifers, I have enough of them already really and this is a dubious bunch at best. And the couple I am raising them for are happy to keep them all after they are weaned.  Mostly I wanted a Play Date for Naomi so they can be raised together. One is enough. 

So I picked him up and popped him in the back of the car and drove him home.

In a few days I will introduce him to his new playmate. Though Naomi is suddenly looking very big.   Bless her – she is such a good calf and will enjoy the company. 

The piglets were hot, somehow this is cooler and maybe they are hiding a bit from the flies. Al this rain makes everything damp – so unhealthy.

It rained again last night so the flies are atrocious.  I let the little pigs out into their backyard, where the weeds are almost as big as trees  and so much cooler, naturally they escaped but that is part of our summer fun. They are already trained to a call so they came rushing back in when I called out to them.

Especially when I am dishing up vegetables!

We have started sowing the late summer and autumn gardens. Summer goes by so fast here.  Now we are already thinking about the fall garden. Maybe it will not be drowned out like the spring garden.  Though today Amanda picked a huge bowl of tomatoes so today I will be making sauce.

Difficult the tall skinny calf ate well last night. Which was a relief. So we will see what happens next.

I hope you have a lovely day.

Your friend on the farm

celi