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| Our sheep sheerer -Zach Danberry |
This past week we have been very busy around here!
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| the original 4 boxes, with new mulch in 3 of the 4 |
First the garden boxes-4 more were built up by the house, and 2 more by the other 4 that I have done in a previous year and location. This past early spring, we scored a great deal at a lumber yard, purchasing a pile of out door lumber, metal siding and a variety of lumber for about 1/3 of the normal price. So that meant the original cost to build more garden boxes was reduced greatly! I love deals! Then came filling them.
We would either need to rent a digger (a back hoe or a skid loader like machine) or I could purchase a load of top soil to be delivered, or buy it by the bag-at $1.27 a bag and needing about 40 bags for each box. Not something I could do at all...so again, depending on GOD who works out all details....just like the sale for the lumber, HE provided free mulch --the good stuff -with no toxic yard scraps (where people have used toxic products then trim stuff and send it to be mulched)
And there was enough to fill all of the boxes, refresh the first 4 boxes and also start another small garden spot that we will keep tilled and it will also be our spot for asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, horseradish, and melons.
The next thing was Sheep day. Once a year we hire a young man to come in and sheer our sheep. The wool is not really worth much, but we do save it-if we an find a way to clean it it would work to stuff for pillows and stuff like that! Dont like to waste anything!
When we do this, we open it up for the home school community to come with their children. It is a chance to learn a little about sheep, and their care.
This year we had a nice turn out of students and parents.
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| My youngest two grandchildren |
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| The children watching and waiting for the sheep 'show' |
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| the sheep, watching and waiting to be sheered |
Next year, we hope to provide a stew of Lamb!
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