Monday, August 31, 2009

Refreshed


Allen and I sat to the task of going through the house, attic, and garage for a yard sale. Boxes that have not seen the light of day since we moved to the farm 3 years ago were finally brought out and gone through. The highlight of the day was finding Allen's banjo books that he has torn the house apart for. They were, of course, neatly packed away in my old college satchel up in the attic for the last three year. Hopefully this means the girls will be dancing to more banjo tunes in the near future.




With our first ever yard sale under our belt, we are loving the newly cleaned out spaces and are motivated to continue simplifying our lives. After talking to death all the details of how we can simplify and move towards a more wholistic lifestyle, we have no where to go from here except action. Hopefully this spring Gryder will start a journey towards becoming a fully function farm catering to our community. If you have an suggestions on what you'd like from your local farm... please speak up!

Sunday, August 30, 2009

A weekend off


We enjoyed last weekend off the farm and in Raleigh. One of Allen's oldest friends was in town briefly from Fiji. The whole family enjoyed seeing some friends we haven't seen in years. Now looking forward to a few weeks of no travel to continue working on our fall garden.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Gryder in all its glory...




Growling -- Mary Claire's favorite past time.

Emma and Allen head out in the old farm truck to check on the new cows and their calves. Nothing wrong with wearing your "ballerina" while farming. It's important to half a nice mix of culture in with our farm activities.


Grass.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Sunday on the farm

Nothing like a beautiful Sunday morning on the farm. Allen, Papa, and Emma worked hard despite the heat starting early. Mary Claire isn't much for hard labor yet. She chose instead to hang out in the shade studying grass. I, of course, obligingly sat in the shade with her until my swing-pushing skills were requested.