Quiet Saturday evening
We had a busy Friday-Saturday at the annual Homesteading Conference in Coeur d’Alene. It was actually pretty cloudy (even a bit chilly at times that first day) at the event, which is partially indoors and partially outside. The kids are on the fence as to whether they want to continue to participate in the now 2-year annual tradition, but Steve and I are all in! Montana is going to get into cheesemaking, and hopefully Elijah will make use of our sausage-making equipment and supplies. I felt quite inspired about “perennial-izing” a few more of the garden beds next year, to keep the spring workload more manageable. Steve was fascinated by a demonstration of how a side of beef is butchered (though, not something he intends to try at home!) There’s always something for everyone, and none of it is too hardcore. Some talks we walked out of early, like the one where the speakers were explaining how you have to indoctrinate your kids to want to have the same life as you - good luck with that!
We came home to blue skies and lots of fluffy clouds, so of course many pictures had to be taken, starting with a few of Steve’s roses.
The drive up the bluff through the Peone Prairie (we used to live on the other side of it) was gorgeous.
I spy a lazy goat and adventurous chicken.
I spy a country girl talking to a whole bunch of animals.
Dressed up for the Fourth of July.
Montana has the coolest collection of hanging baskets by her office window tied into the porch drip irrigation.
Our hanging baskets in front are doing great, despite the sometimes non-stop wind they are inflicted with!
It drives us crazy how the goats look dead when they’re laying around. To be fair, Sammie the goat did eat too many leaves and grasses today.
I’ve been waiting for a non-busy, non-windy day to open up the bee hives and do a proper inspection. It’s on my list for this week!
Happy place
