Speaking of change, school starts tomorrow for #1 and #2. The younger girls (#3 and #4) start their school next week.
Yesterday our raised bed garden provided two delicata squash, two acorn squash, and a small handful of beans and tiny carrots.
Yesterday I picked some tomatoes, and in bumping the bumblebee tomato plant, lost the biggest one... It's the purple/green one to the top/left. I'm hoping it will ripen in a paper bag.
Today little #5 helped me pick tomatoes. We found one ripe Silvery Fir Tree tomato, four ripe Blondkopfchen, and he picked one green tomato too. We will add it to the bumblebee tomato and see what we get. We used the big red Silvery Fir tomato diced up with our burritos for dinner. I'm still not a fan. The skin is too thick and I don't care for the flavor. We will not be growing them next year.
Mocha and the two remaining kittens seem to be doing alright. Mocha doesn't spend a lot of time with them at this point. Floki is being an amazing babysitter (as big sisters tend to be) and stays with them almost all the time now. Trinket and (Nether)Quartz are looking thin, but are otherwise active. I'm hoping to introduce them to soft food later this week.
A couple of days ago while walking the metal detector around my parents' yard, I came across some tiny fruits that made me think of plums. I did some research and identified the tree as a wild plum tree. How very neat! It turns out the fruit is edible, though pretty bitter. It definitely dried out my mouth. I ate one, and then harvested the rest to dehydrate with the apple slices. How unique, we can offer wild plum treats! I've never heard of that before. Unfortunately, there aren't many. I think the deer like them too, and being on the very edge of the yard, the deer have easy access.
I'm still working on raising funds for the pet store. I'm excited to get started, and I have so many amazing ideas! I just need the initial finances to get stocked and open the doors.
My little brother started his big move yesterday. He's heading out to the West Coast. He said he'll come back for Christmas. This will be the longest time I've been away from my brother. I wish him well on his move, and I hope he enjoys whatever adventures he finds out that way. I miss him already. I can hardly wait for Christmas. I'm no good with goodbyes and I hate change.
Speaking of change, school starts tomorrow for #1 and #2. The younger girls (#3 and #4) start their school next week.
I still have all ten of the harlequin cross bunnies. They're getting big and they are quickly eating up a lot more food than anticipated. I thought most of them would be sold by now. I'm not sure why they aren't selling. I've had much plainer bunnies sell for the same price in the past. Unfortunately, they are nearing adult size, which means if they don't sell soon, they'll be headed for the stew pot.
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