Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! We've been playing Christmas Carols and watching Christmas movies alllllllllllll day long! I love it!!

Acelia made the pies this year and they were amazing!! Homemade chocolate cream pie and a pumpkin one!! She is in charge of pies from now on!

An early morning hunt for the guys produced this doe....

Congratulations Deano!!

The guys were up at the crack of dawn so they were a little tired this afternoon. 

Becka was able to join us this year for Thanksgiving.  

Beautiful girls!

Scott relaxing and reading an AMAZING book!

Our table was decorated with a table cloth and napkins from my great grandmother and dishes from my mom.  Acelia did a little research and found the proper way to set the table.  It was beautiful!

Still snoring......

.....and snoring....

A very interesting sunset......

The farm is growing......

Farmer Scott is going off the deep end and collecting cows!

This is one of the latest editions.....Humphrey

He's a bull!

He's Scott's pet

The other cows were checking him out....

Eleanor....she's my favorite!

We welcomed "The Three Little Pigs"

The biggest one is Thelma Lou, then Barney, then (obviously) Elephant!

We've been introducing Humphrey to all kinds of things.  He and David were outside kicking around this basket ball.

Whirlwind weekend!

It's been a while since I've been here on my blog.  I've been cooking up a storm, and though I'm not responsible for Sandy, my kitchen over the weekend looked like it took a direct hit!!

My oldest turned 20!!! Unbelievable!!

We entertained friends Friday night and had lobster with potato salad and cole slaw that I made with the potatoes, cabbage and carrots I grew! It is so satisfying when I can run to the barn and grab a few fresh vegetables and make something.  I need to catalog those times and remember them when hard work begins in the spring! 

So with all the talk of Sandy and 7 teenagers in the house, I set to work cooking!

I made these homemade marshmallows! It was the first time I ever made these and they were a hit!! 

Acelia had requested more for her hot chocolate! Maybe I'll surprise her and make peppermint ones!

I absolutely love "Life Beautiful" magazine and this month there was a big article on a lovely woman who bakes cakes for people and events.  She doesn't do it for money but because she loves to!  I made Dean this Red Velvet cake for his birthday from scratch! 

Saturday morning, I made these Starbucks Pumpkin muffins, I'll be posting the recipe soon! Perfect before everyone left to go hunting.  I was able to take a short break and have a cup of tea and read my favorite blogs!

Next up on the cooking list was this cranberry apple crisp!  Not too sweet! Just perfect!

I also made chili , (using the meat from Acelia's deer) and some cornbread!  We were well stocked on food and sweets if we lost power during Sandy.   We did lose power, but only for a couple of hours.  

A New Shop!!

We opened a new shop on Etsy!!

Right now my mother form Kelly Mountain Mittens is filling it with Warm Woolen Mittens, Wrist warmers, and soon to come, rag rugs, pot holders, and some antique items.

Here are a few of the items for sale over at our shop!

Wrist Warmers

Pink Wool Mittens

Embellished Mittens

Look for more items to come!!

Acelia gets a deer!

Acelia shot her first deer over the weekend!

A nice spike horn weighing...121 lbs.

Perfect for eating!!

Acelia and her proud dad!!

A new page

I've been playing around with my blog lately and I finally think I have the "pages" part of my blog figured out, but I'm not holding my breath!!! I usually think I have it all figured out only to learn I don't know what I am doing.  I say all this to let you all know I started a new page on my blog....

....the "Project"page where I can post all of my pending projects.

The ones I am currently working on, the ones waiting to be started, and the ones I dream of doing! 

You can find the tab in the upper left had side of my blog.

All in a days work!

As I write this post, at 4:00, I'm sitting out on my front porch watching Acelia and Honey work!

It was such a beautiful day outside and I spent a good part of the day working outside.

Rain is on the way for tonight and into tomorrow so I thought I'd get a few things wrapped up outside.  I am really loving our new tractor!!!! I was able to get twice the work done!

I found this little gem hiding under a cauliflower plant that I pulled out of my garden!

 Just to give you some perspective....it was bigger than our basketball!!!

I decorated the barn post with the corn stalks from my garden and some small sugar pie pumpkins.

I don't know how many calendula seeds I've collected and there are tons more, so Sunday afternoon I'll finish collecting them and call it good.

Here's the main garden all emptied out.  I really need to rethink this garden this year.  I can't have more than I can keep up with! 

Here's my garlic bed.  I put in about 200 or so bulbs.  It took me just an hour or so to make it and get it planted with that tractor!!! 

Finally.......It appears I'm in the market for a new lamp post! Don't ask! Let me just say that it didn't involve me or the tractor!

Horseradish

I dug up my horseradish root today!

We love it! The hotter the better!  After I processed the root in the food processor, I opened the lid and my eyes started to water and I almost choked!  The fumes from freshly grated horseradish are violent!

More Cow Bell

Here's Jimmy Stewart.  I snapped 4 pictures of him and every time he had his tongue up his nose!

Real cute Stewart!  He has quite the rebellious streak and I guess he isn't afraid to let it show!

I now understand the full meaning of "cowlick".  You know that thing your hair does.  Mine did it when I was a teenager and I hated it.  I would put the heat from the hairdryer right to it,  to straighten them out, only to have the snow or rain put them right back! Anyhoo.......I noticed the cows have all these "cowlicks" all over their sides!! It's the mark they leave when they lick themselves.

I learn something new everyday!

I'd really like to know why they do this! 

It bothers me when I really think about it.......

Is this a sweet and gentle cow or what???

Eleanor of course!

She's my prize winning cow.....

Ok she hasn't won any official prizes yet, but I always sneak her a treat without the "others" knowing, it's her prize!

Finally!!!!!!!!! The last thing to harvest is ready!

Acelia and Honey have an announcement........

They are going for their bronze next year!!

They make a good pair!