Christmas Report

Farm Report

 We currently have nine head of chicken.  We got three chicks this spring.  Trish says she never imagined having nine chickens.  We were expecting the older ones (now well over six) to be passing on.  But they refuse!  Lots of blackberries this year.  Hay crop was decent.  I still run the garden year around and am still eating fresh picked kale and spinach.

Late in the year we were invaded by the birds:  blackbirds to be precise.  An enormous sky covering horde.  Looked like black holes punched into thin air.  Makes one wonder if Alfred H ever had such an experience.  Might have inspired him to make a movie.

Construction Report

We've gone from construction to repair.  There's always something.

Music Report

We did several gigs this year:  An art benefit at the Constantine Theater, Trish's cousin's family reunion, and a street festival in Vinita.  Later in the fall Trish got to play with the famous Oklahoma Mike at a posh bison shindig.  Just before Christmas she joined a group of friends and played real "Olde Tyme" music at a contra dance. We also did a few pickings during the course of the year.  Musically, things are slowly returning to normal.

 

Anyone passing this way is always welcome to drop in and sit a spell. Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season and we wish you all the best for the coming year.