Three sleeps until I climb onto a plane to Canada for the first of my winter Travels.
My first trip will be up into the mountains behind Calgary, Canada. Up to Canmore, a small skiing town. My son works on the ski fields up there and also trains avalanche dogs. He has two. One of whom (Cai) is retired with joint problems – we will find out more about that when I am there.
John will be in charge back here while I am gone for five days. Each of my trips is very short this year. But I will fret anyway.
Because you have come with me to Canmore on a couple of occasions now I thought I might write some How To posts while I am away. You have asked me to explain to you how I train my dogs – this can be one post, but are there any others questions you have for me?
Any other things you would like me to explain more fully? I have hours in airports and planes ahead of me – lots of time to write.
I am not an expert in very much, but I would love to collect a few questions to take with me. This is a farm blog, that is sometimes a travel blog and even occasionally a food blog but usually a daily journal farm blog.
Do you have a question about what I do and How?
Good morning. Today or tomorrow Lori the Pig Rescue Lady will come to collect our wee Baby Barrow. Sad but good.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
PS. It is blowing this morning and 14F/-10C – getting warmer! Today we move up to 30F – just below freezing. The barn doors will stay shut today though, with this strong South East wind. Maybe I can open them later in the afternoon if the wind dies down.
The Kitchen's Garden 
48 responses to “A question?”
I haven’t had coffee yet, so I cannot come up with an interesting question! Ha ha. I’m glad the weather will improve over the next days – here too. It’s kind of a gift for John and the animals while you are gone.
Safe — and smooth — travels! Even though I rarely comment, I read and enjoy every day. I don’t have any questions myself, but I’ll look forward to your answers to those that come — and, of course, any stray musings that happen along.
Now you have stumped me … I always have questions but right now can’t produce one 🙂 Love and big pats to Cai. Laura
However do you get anything clean? With so many creatures peeing and pooping there must be odors and germs. I also wonder about food bowls, eating off of the ground, aerial fowl pooping in livestock food. My dogs roll in random feces, do yours? It sounds as though I am a germaphobe, but it’s just something that has come to mind when I see your photos. Bon Voyage!
Yes, I wondered something similar the other day when wild birds in the barn were mentioned. All that wild bird poop raining down on your birds and animals. I do my best to keep wild birds away from my chooks.
Fro almost a decade my husband and I had more of a ‘hobby’ farm not far from Quebec City (Canada). So I know FAR less than Cecilia but, if you keep up with your farm chores and keep the animals areas well supplied with straw or sawdust – and I’m not taking about small flakes of sawdust here… we would get special sawdust for farm animals at our local CoOp which had pretty big pieces (in local slang this sawdust was called ‘La Ripper’) then, actually, your barn won’t smell bad at all. It’ll have a lovely, barn smell… the smell of the animals, the leather harnesses etc. etc. ; o ) PS We used ‘La Ripper’ for our horse, pigs, chicken and other fowls. I think we even used it in the rabbit cage. It costs more than straw but its very absorbent. Of course, with all the animals Cecilia has… exorbitant. ..
Will SO miss your daily farm blog, but looking forward to your travelling tales. Have a good time.
I love your photos intertwined through each of your posts
3 sleeps, how exciting!
If you get really bored you could write a story about how the animals spend their Christmas – fiction of course 😉
I wonder what you seeds you start inside, how you do you start them? Safe travels to you!
Random question … why is it called the “Rat” house
I can’t think of any questions either, but I’ve often wondered what you eat every day, and what staples you keep in your pantry. I know you eat very seasonally, which is wonderful, but do you mostly only eat what you’ve grown yourself?
All of the questions above sounds very interesting. How did you start out? What was the first thing you did? The first animals? What kind of structures did you have to start out with, if any? Safe travels!
A question about what you do and how? Not a seriuos question by any means but Iwould like to know what keeps you going..how do you manage to do it day after day…and stay so cheerful..dont you ever get pissed off?
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 2:26 PM
Hope you have a wonderful trip to Canada!! Have always wondered what do you feed your dogs? All your others animals eat what you grow it seems.
Safe journey!
Oh my goodness- I have TONS of questions! You’ve noted before that you raise food for other families. How do you market your produce/ meat? Do you already have families set up for your up and coming young dairy cows? How do you set the price for those little girls? Do you sell eggs as well? Have you ever explored raising laying chicks of families then selling them as young layers? How do you set your prices? Do you ever let your piggies into your garden spaces for limited times to “clean things up”? Watching about your chickens? I’m very fascinated by food and how it goes from the pasture/ garden to the table. Would you be interested in showing us a little more of that process in future posts?
Oops! Sorry ‘but the typos. I’m in a bit of a hurry to get kids to school but I wanted to jot my questions to you before I hit the snowy streets. 🙂
What are your favorite ways to cook chicken and pork… I love your recipes and get inspired to cook when I see others ‘everyday’ meal items.