Catching Up

Wow....where did summer go? and where is fall going? There are lots of developments/changes/happenings at Sherman Hollow to catch up on. To start with, Maurine got a great start on her flower farm. Many different perennials were planted. She made lots of beautiful bouquets all summer long. and at the end of August she did an amazing job on the flowers for a wedding at the Monitor Barn in Richmond. The bees made a strong comeback and produced a surprising amount of honey. In mid-September we harvested about 50 pounds of honey!
  I am harvesting and drying lots of chamomile in hopes of making some tea to put that honey in.
 The new batch of chicks lost a couple of roosters to the soup pot, but the girls and one 'succession' rooster are now integrated into the rest of the chicken flock. Today I got one of the first eggs from one of the newbies. She still has a little maturing to do. Fall is now full upon us! No more time for picnics....it's time to prepare for winter, and next spring! Order and plant bulbs, till and cover crop the garden, winterize the chicken coop, and stack the fire wood.