Things seen around town-grape trucks, butternut squash and Gravenstien apples, yellow leaves floating in the River, kids with backpacks on...fall is here. Fall and I have a strange relationship-I hate it at first because it means summer is over, and then we settle into a grudging truce.
We celebrated Dad's 60th this past weekend with a huge surprise birthday dinner at Negri's-we had the whole back room. I made him a big cake, and we had about 30 people. He was totally shocked. The next day Jordy and I threw a party at our house for about 25 people to celebrate the birthdays of Misha and Jeanny and Lisa. Jennifer came over and helped me cook-we had a ton of fun!
Chickens are huge now, and all moved out into their coop. They're all pushing 2lbs now and fully feathered-we're at the start of week seven. They begin to lay at about 20 weeks, but we might get fall molt beating us to the punch before we can get any eggs. Jennifer and I have decided not to induce artificial laying with lamps, so we might be going until the first warm days of spring to see eggs. We're not really in a hurry and the girls are all so tame-they enjoy being held and sitting on laps, so we're content just to let them be.
School has started. Jordy is taking programming and trig. I'm now rising at 5:30am five days a week to work out-I have body conditioning and tai chi. Jennifer and I started our sewing class and it's a ton of fun-it is really nice sewing only for myself for once. We are planning fabric shopping trips into the City since we are charged with making one, complex final project, and we want cool fabric.
I am in the process of hiring a new assistant at work, and getting ready for the crazy part of Memory Walk season, which is September and October. Jordy is going to Toronto in September for work and I'll be home and in charge of the farm. We are off to Utah for Labor Day weekend and very much looking forward to seeing many old friends from school. Jennifer and I are getting ready to put up a ton of tomatoes and make pickles, as our gardens are overflowing. I might be able to hang onto to summer for a few weeks yet!
