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A day in our life on the farm

2015...Farewell

12/31/2015

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I have always been a maker of lists, as long as I can remember. To do lists at work, to do lists at home, grocery lists, Christmas lists, packing lists, short term lists, long term lists, even bucket lists... the list goes on.  My favorite thing about to-do lists is checking them off... DONE!  I have learned some things stay on the list forever, because they are never fully finished, or because they lead to adding more items to the list, which is commonly the case.
Looking back at my posts for 2015, I was surprised to see I didn't post a list as I had in 2014 - although there were many written on paper.  So, I'll post it now, with the things I can mark off as DONE

Accomplishments for the house:
1. Gravel driveway
2. Concrete porch
3. Concrete driveway pad
4. Rock on front of house
5. Grass seed planted
6. Porch stained

Accomplishments for the farm:
1. Blueberry bushes planted
2. Apple trees planted
3. Strawberries planted
4. Planted grapes and built a small arbor
5. Garden fenced
6. Beginner crop of garlic harvested, and larger second crop planted
7. Goat area fenced
8. Goat barn remodeled to add milking room, chicken coop with brooder pen, and goat room
9. Enclosed porch addition to goat barn (my babies needed more room)
10. Rotational grazing paddocks fenced on hill
11. Built (temporary) hay tent for storing round bales
12. Added a new buck and a new doe to goat breeding program, and added a few born here
13. Successful year raising lambs (only lost one due to worms! that's a big improvement over 2014)
14. Milked non stop for 7 months (stopped due to vacation)
15. Learned to make cheese
16. Learned to make soap
17. Successful egg sales (chickens earned their keep)

So, what's in store for 2016?  Finishing things on the old list, and starting a new list!  There's plenty more to do.
Meanwhile,  Happy New Year!
Footnote:  The purpose of this blog is to document our progress and day to day adventures as we create this little farm, and to share with those who enjoy a taste of farm life without getting your boots muddy.  
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