Things we do for fun

People often ask "When do you sleep?" Sure, our lives probably seem pretty hectic on paper. And much of the time, they are. Things get prioritized, ie, the lawn is mowed but the shrubs are full of weeds. The barn floor is re-stoned but the sidewalls are still clogged with cobwebs.The new sink is placed in the barn, but isn't connected to anything.

The truth is, we are now entering the 'easy' part of the year. We just went down to once a day milking. With no pigs to feed this year there's no reason to keep pushing the girls into winter, the turkeys can only drink so much. 

I haven't named them yet, like last year, I have no clue if they are male or female. Larry, Curly and Moe? Wynken, Blynken and Nod? Luciano, Placido and Jose?

It is breeding season, the boys are in full rut (rut = stink) and Luna is the first-bred of the year with more following close behind. 

Luna in love

Literally, following close behind. Hussies. . . 

Most of our free time is spent outside, so we don't watch much TV. When we do there are only 2 things we watch. 

We were late on the bandwagon on this one, but all the hype is well deserved. We have been watching on netflix to catch up from season 1, this is definitely not one to start in the middle. Too bad its in the last season now, will need a new hobby this winter. 

This is what  watch when I'm home alone on weekends for background noise when I am catching up on charts. no wonder I'm always behind.

Sometimes we take the time to sit down to a relaxing dinner. It tastes better when everything comes from the backyard. The meat birds went from coop to plate in under 24 hours, can't get any fresher than that! Zucchini (again) and shishito peppers with lime and sea salt are not too freezer-friendly so we eat them frequently. 

Whenever possible we head to Pleasant Hill Lake to spend time on our old boat 'yacht'. Good fishing, good company and the dogs get to swim. Its like a ghost town after Labor Day, so we are enjoying it.

The more frazzled we get, the more we entertain ourselves with stupid things. Like naming carrots. And giggling.

Rebel carrot- got tired of living on the straight and narrow.

Demure carrot.

Biology class carrot.

Sometimes we conquer physics and engineering with good friends.

Sometimes we focus on health food instead.

More often than not, I follow one of the animals around taking pictures.

We taught Kaelyn to eat corn off the cob when she was a puppy. A valuable life skill. 

Rosie spends all of her free time sleeping. 

Can't you just feel her beady little eyes staring right through you?

I spend a fair amount of time scanning Pinterest. I don't think very highly of the 'other' social networking sites but Pinterest is full of useful stuff. 

Like all these beautiful things I pinned to my 'Recipes and Projects for a Rainy Day' and have yet to even think about making one of them.

White peaches in rose water syrup

Slow roasted tomato, basil and goat cheese tart.

Beet jewels.

Blueberry, goat cheese and basil pies.

Often, you just have to throw in the towel. . . . and . . . Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. . .