If there had been a rainbow yesterday I would likely be writing this from Oz. Can we say WINDY? It still ended up being a really busy day for Mark and a somewhat busy day for me. We had seven hay racks in the former indoor arena needing unloading. The hay guy and some of his family came to unload, so Mark was busy with that all afternoon. For those who don't know, a hay rack holds around 130 square bales. Next Bob will bring the round bales to get the beasties through their winter days outside. Bob has supplied my hay since about 2000. His daughter used to work here and travelled with me to horse shows. She was a lot of fun, that one was. She now has her own training business on her parents property.
I busied myself in the morning making potato soup. It's bland in color but not in taste. Some creme fraiche gives it zing. We probably have two more meals left.
I set to braising beef in white wine, onion, garlic in the afternoon. It became a stroganoff knock-off. I sauteed mushrooms to add into Mark's plate. I cannot stand mushrooms! Other than this, I did do some weather stripping, which rounded off my day. Then I finished a book.
Today is now Mark's manure day. Are you getting a picture of what life on a horse farm is like?
Happy Sunday.
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It seems like equal attention to both ends of the horses.
I wish you could still ride them. Happy Sunday.
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Well, I get that totally! I've unloaded and stacked more hay than I can shake a stick at.
I'm happy with the big monster squares, though I do miss small ones too. They were much easier handle. Now I peel off large flakes and that isn't so easy.
Yum. My food dish today is BLT's for supper.
Very creative!
Here you are, Boud. Straight from spam. That is funny and so correct!
I haven't been able to ride since my brain injury in 2011. I have not got good balance. Sad, but what it is, e.
I've stacked some hay, Val, but not much. Thankfully. I started putting round bales out in the winter to keep them occupied. They did tend to get into mischief when bored.
We had chicken wings for lunch. I ate too much chocolate.
Hay in and manure out...life on the farm! Your stroganoff looks really good!
Amazing amounts of hay, but then you have quite a few horses. It all sounds so interesting to me. ;)
Indeed, I'm getting a picture of what a horse farm is like. I know a bit more about hay and hay racks for a start.
I adore mushrooms, can't get enough of them.
Ah, yes Far Side. The same old cycle.
The horses are interesting. There waste, not so much. Although it is great compost, Rita.
nick, more than you needed, but there it is.
Last I heard hay is running between $200 to $250 a ton.
Farmers do seem to keep themselves busy.
I figure about 125 bales per horse so my pile is far smaller than yours....since I only have two. Buddy and Rebel are still on grass during the day and get hay only at night. That will change pretty soon. All the meals you have posted are right up my alley. As for manure, we have a garlic farmer who has all the equipment to come and remove ours about twice a year. Between that and the three or four families that come to get it for their gardens, we seem to manage. And of course, Gary uses a ton of it on our gardens.
Wow! That's a lot of work! Take care!
Am I the only one who saw the title of this post and started singing 'Thank God I'm A Country Boy'?
:::Well life on the farm is kinda laid back::
:)
Also looking at the food pictures is making my 11 PM tummy growl.
I don't think it's that high here. Bob doesn't charge me going rate, although he does raise the price some. He takes pity on me, Dora!
Crop farmers have a period of really busy, then they don't, AC. Livestock doesn't have a season. Mark grew up on a dairy farm and loved city life. He married a city girl and ended up on a livestock farm.
Mine are also still on pasture. That will be changing next week, Lori. I won't even tell you how much hay I used back in the day. Now it's somewhere in the 1,200 - 1,500 hundred squares and 30-40 rounds, depending on the size.
It sure is, Cheerful. Happy it wasn't me.
Even I didn't think of it, Ami. Now I can't get it out of my head!
Your 11:00 PM is my 1:00 AM!
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