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| Installing this lilac slate in various parts of the property this month. Today we are having the front walk re-done. Finally, no more weeding those tiny pebbles! |
Hello my dear friends!
Busy, busy, busy!
Stone Hollow has been buzzing with activity
seemingly every day since the beginning of August.
This week is the big prep week for the final
leg of a project many years in the making.
In the middle of all of this & our *regular* life
we have been entertaining new and old visitors who wish to
see the property.
I am still rehabbing both knees from my fall
and I am making slow but steady progress.
This time I am adding in weights to build up my leg muscles.
I have lots of reasons to get in my best health.
Sunlight, intermittent fasting, grounding, prioritising protein
and trying to get into ketosis ( the goal) is how I will not
just remove weight but also heal.
This recipe for health is a combination of many experts
that I have cobbled together with my own health in mind.
Information that I gained from researching all of my medical recoreds
over the winter helped me focus on trends that may be seasonal or
related to how many activities I do, or how I do them....
Add in restful sleep ( 8 hours) and I am almost in the
zone of where I need to be to flourish.
Sleep is rarely an issue unless I can not breathe.
That is an allergy thing that will be addressed
with this new program.
I do not want lifetime meds of any kind.
So my best bet is to be consistent with my regimen.
I do too much, I ice the knee.
No matter what I had planned.
It unexpectedly rained last night.
Perhaps you knew but I realised quite recently that I have not seen
a local newscast since moving up here.
LOL!
Every morning and evening I check NOAA for our forecast or look
at my phone but lately everything is inaccurate.
It was a true blessing for sure.
My frogs and ducks were so happy as were the gardens.
I did see an article that basically said Summer is over for us here
in New England. I will ignore it.... for now. 😏
Remember me writing about the in between times?
We are there.
I find myself not wanting the sunshine days to end but embracing the
cool nights.
Cooper and his girlies ( all unnamed but the smallest who I lovingly call Polly Pocket)
spent many hours this morning in the attached bee & chicken garden.
Gosh, I am so so glad that I decided to order them this season.
After losing 4 of my original flock last year I was on the fence but
seeing them...and they remind me so much of my originals....
makes my heart so happy.
Other than the high strung prairie chickens that are still feather
picking one anothers butts....I feel confident that this flock will fit in with
my older hens. Blueberry has been doing better, I has giving her
childrens anti inflammatory and her hock is looking less puffy.
I spent hours out in the run scrubbing waterers & buckets, moving around the structures, adding clean
sand and looking to see what needs to be done before the stormy/ cooler weather arrives.
I swear by putting a bit of organic cider vinegar in their waterers.
It is one of those things that is not a huge deal but keeps them healthy.
What am I using now in the coops?
You know that I am a loyal girl with anything I find worth the value
but is also top notch, no skimping for my babies.
I have been very happy with Eaton Peet & Pastures products.
I use the whole line...and find them to be high quality and long lasting .
As for feed.... I am happy with Kalmbach's Hen House but have not found a way
to keep them from picking out just what they like. I remember a chicken blogger once saying that
chickens have less tastebuds than we do so they do not care what they eat... I beg to
differ... they care a great deal!
It can be wasteful and so I have b been trying out ( as snacks) new feed options
that is a single thing to see if they like it.
If they do then I will slowly change them over.
Don't get me wrong, Kalmbach is awesome nutrition, but for me at least it
is messy and wasteful.
The babies have been enjoying this feed.
I may try to introduce this brand to the big girls....that is my next move.
I do let them free range in the garden and out in the pastures
for a couple hours every day.
That is the best for them as far as nutrition and keeping them healthy.
As you can see, the feed makes quite the mess.
You can also see the naked butts of the prairie chickens who
for whatever reason are only this way with one another.
I may sew pants for them as it gets colder!
And for those wondering...no, they do not have lice, mites or parasites
of any kind. They do not have a skin condition. Their roosts are free from pests.
They just have this pecking order thing going on...
I tried moving the biggest bully out to a crate for a few nights but that dod not work.
So.... pants it may be! LOL!
With all of this hard work going on here, dinners have to be quick and
serve extra guests.
I have been on a pierogies bender....
I fry them in butter and serve with kielbasa or pork chops.
I can not eat them but the guys love them!
The ones I buy at the store are made locally.
Filled with potato & cheese, they are a hit!
For me, I am eating basically dirty keto.
Protein with veggies a bit of raw dairy and a small amount of carbs
because my body does not like straight keto at all.
What have you guys been making this month?
Do you feel the call to try and make up heartier seasonal menu's?
I have but I need ideas!
We can get in a loop and forget that we like other things!
For those who eat like I do,
this is a great quick hack and delicious too!
I used raw mozzarella and salami ( what was in the fridge)
and they were satisfying as heck!
I served them with a small veggie and arugula salad.
Yummy quick lunch idea.
Calm & peace.
two words I knew nothing about until recently.
Let us enjoy these days of summer.
let us do what makes us dream of the summertime in the depths of winter.
Swim in the river, eat ice cream, play outside until the moon comes out,
listen to the song birds, lay in the grass.
Fair season is arriving!
Out late watching truck pulls eating a bucket of tallow fries with my love.
Can life get any better?
Have a wonderful day !
xoxo
Raven
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