Slow and Steady

Well, it's been raining for f-o-r-e-v-e-r .... or so it seems.  Not sure that buying a farm was the wise choice ... maybe we should've built an ARK instead ?  Ha !!

Cinnamon, our senior horse, was sick earlier in the week with a nasty cold.  Thanks to our wonderful vet and a snug coat, she's feeling MUCH better now.  HOORAY !!

It's been a longgggg Dogwood Winter (usually just a few days in duration, and the first of our last 2 cold-snaps before spring comes to stay), the weather is finallyyyyyy making a change.  HOORAY !!  It seems we're going to have a warm and sunny weekend ... and then a few sunny warm (DRY) days next week too.

Next is the Blackberry Winter, within 2 weeks usually --- and it's usually only a few days in duration, so hopefully that'll hold true this year.

In between, hopefully (maybe), we can finally get this "show" going ....

We got the lower level of the outbuilding closed in and made some doors.  And then some of the Cherubs and I removed all of the old barbed wire fencing, repaired the field fencing that weaves through the treelines, and have managed to get new fence put up on 3 sides of the pasture.  It was quite a feat ... in the cold and mud and rain.  Hummmmmmmmmmm ......

Today, we hope to finish fencing the last "short" side of the pasture, to get 2 gates installed (one 12ft date as the "official" pasture entrance, and one 4ft gate closer to the house for a people entrance), and to get a bit of trimming (low branches) done and cleared away in the treelines.  Then, the pasture will be ready for it's new residents .... we're moving the horses to Two By Two farm next Wednesday if the weather stays nice.

Then, this weekend, while we're waiting to move the horses, we're planning to move LOTS of belongings to the new house (we hope to sleep there for the first time on Wednesday night) ... and in between picking up the horse trailer Saturday afternoon and bathing the horses on Sunday evening we'll be MOVING (three Cherubs and our 3 horses are attending a 2-day trail clinic here on Mon and Tues so our equines need to be clean and lovely) ....

With God's Grace, strong backs, and a few nice days, we can hopefully finallyyyyyyyyyyy make good progress moving ... and then will finish up moving the last of the non-essentials next week (Wed, Thurs, and Fri).

It's finally starting to come together .... if it can just stay dry for a few days.  :o)

Stay tuned ........