Other than a few trees down including the beloved old cooking apple tree, and a young maple most of the damage from the storm was from flying branches and debris. And not too bad. The cows are very clean! The gardens will be ok but the corn and sunflowers will never be the same again. The interesting part is that the doors on the barn no longer shut the way they should. So I assume this means that the barn has actually moved across a good half an inch. That is pretty scary. I am not sure what I am going to do actually. But I have barn gates knocking against walls instead of latching in their proper places.
The last batch of meat chickens has arrived, and with a few cold nights ahead they have been moved into the glasshouse until after the weekend. They are strong and sprightly – a good group. These are the Red Rangers, a slower growing bird so they will be here growing on the grass and milk and some local grain and be around for at least a couple of months.
In all the caffufle I forgot to show you the images of the new storeroom. I took out the back wall of the tiny pantry effectively joining the kitchen to an old small dark back bedroom. it is the perfect store room. The first image is from the store-room looking into the kitchen and the second one from the kitchen into the store-room. You can see the new strip of floor, this is where the wall once was.
As luck would have it we were able to expose part of the old chimney which adds charm to a practical renovation.
Molly and Tahiti were in a leaning mood yesterday, and as I cleaned their rooms and changed their bedding to wood chips (so they get used to it before farrowing time) they kept creeping closer and closer lowering their heads then resting their weight onto my legs. For the first time today I definitely felt Tahiti’s babies which was a relief. Molly’s piglets are so busy you can actually see her belly ripple. I hope they last until the first week of August when my pig lady is back in town. They are really looking large now and I am still worried about Tahiti – she is not right – though I cannot point to why I feel this. But her colour is not right and she sleeps more than Molly.
This is Molly in low light – in bed early. 
I have begun to use instagram more and more . I am loving the instantness of it. So if there is breaking news on the Farmy front this is where it will be first. My moniker on there is cecilia_bwg (My daughter made me change it from my full name and taught me about Hashing my Tags at the same time I am SO HIP – oh – oops Hip is not a current term but I am onto it!!). So if you are an Instagram baby then come find me. Though I think the Camera House images are better here on the blog, at least in my humble opinion, but it is fun to be able to pass on the camera shots to you. Until now I have had all kinds of trouble importing images from my Iphone to the PC – there are just too many steps. My phone is pretty ordinary with a pretty ordinary camera but sometimes it captures little gems throughout the day and of course video as well.
I hope you have a lovely day, it is TidAy Friday today and then we are still working on the clean up from the storm, picking all the downed sunflowers out of the vege garden and feeding them to the cows and pigs, same with all the apples on the ground, branches and mowing, mowing, mowing.
Love celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
45 responses to “Not too Bad”
I love that storage room .
So do I – I am IN LOVE with it. And it gives me an extra space for food preparation in a very busy household.. c
Tahiti! Very worrisome, especially when you say her color isn’t right. I hope pig lady comes back sooner than expected. oh how I hope Tahiti is okay after all.
Great variety of pictures–the kitchen pantry combo and the fireplace touch . Love it. Sad photo of the apple tree. I hate that.
I don’t know Instagrams at all. Not hip. (I still use too.)
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Oh C. I love that last beautiful photo of your Farmy! Those big, wide open skies you see are so dramatic! Love your new storeroom and hoping too that Tahiti will be ok! Maybe pregnancy just doesn’t agree with her…like a lot of women I’ve known! 🙂
Women like me i think!
Yet you had four (?) babies? How’d you do it? We adopted twice, so I was spared that aspect of motherhood. Much love, Gayle
so sorry about your apple tree-what a shame. BUT it could have been a lot worse- and your pantry is stellar! And the brick is brilliant! Lovely space! Have a great weekend and I sure hope Tahiti and babes will be ok.
Having a farm. wow…so much to consider, especially with the animals. Hope Tahiti is moving toward normal. The meat chicken have a couple of month…again keeping a farm in balance is an amazing adventure…Red Ranger..neat name.
SO sorry for your damage. But it sounds as if, in perfect farmer mode, you have MOVED ON. Taking stock. Grateful for the positives. I saw you on Instagram this morning…so I’m right there with you. Happy about your piggies.
your pictures are very good, clear and sharp. The barn moved! What is up with our weather? It seems like nature is raging. We hear about it everywhere. Is this normal for you…? 100 year storm or something? I don’t subscribe to global warming but something is happening! Here we had el Nino, but it is done and now a cooler summer. Last year we had a terrible fire- worst in our history- burnrned all around us and destroyed over 500 houses. Out there is a disaster zone. Oh the terror of the Lord. But to those who love Him a lamb.
We have always had extremes in weather here, storms are expcted- fire is terrible though- that must have been frightening
Hope your present young Frenchmen enjoy mowing as much as Hugo did. It will get done faster if they do! He did love the mower.
Not so much – and Hugo wrecked that poor mower – it has not been the same since- so the lawns are a trial this year.. c
Glad your chicks arrived. Got any left to sell me?
Yes – you can put your name on a few! c
Consider my name on them then. Thank you!
I’m loving your instagram shots. Hashtags are half the fun.
I’m so glad you only lost a few trees. When I see storms like that, it scares the bejezzus out of me. I was so happy yesterday when I read you made it through but I couldn’t bring myself to comment. I’ve been through a few of those. I’m with Kate. I was going to say the same thing. Trust your instincts on Tahiti. You have a lot to deal with at once. We are all keeping good thoughts for you and loving the new pantry.
I’m trying to use Instagram more. It’s really difficult to get into it. Teaching an old dog new tricks!
I love the kitchen renovation, you have been busy getting everything back in place. I love yellow, like you it has to be of a particular tone for me to live with, no acid but more a softer custard hits the right note. I join others in hoping all goes well for Tahiti, she could not have a better minder at this stage. Fingers crossed.
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Please refrain from naming the totally adorable meat chickens. It just makes it harder when the time…you know.
Also dianeandjack’s comment about chickens in the freezer reminded me of a joke. Man has a parrot which spouts vile words. He threatens the parrot with the freezer. Parrot continues vile spouting. Man puts parrot in freezer for 10 minutes. When he gets the parrot out, parrot asks, “What did the chicken say?” Chortle-chortle. Much love, Your giggling Gayle
p.s. And YES, YES, YES you are hip. As am I. Hipsters, us’n.
Your barn moves… our house moves… at their ages that’s what they do. The G.O. adjusts things if he can, and then we live with it. Insta = fun ♡