Rainy Weekend plans

A weekend adventure and where do I go?
Well to see other animals of course.
We spent the weekend at the cottage because all the events we planned on partaking in where near by.

The rain started Friday night as we drove down,it was cold and miserable but I was determined the weather had to change for the exhibition,it just had to...


We had friends who stayed with us.
The evening began with a yummy supper of prime rib steak,fresh garden salad,broccoli slaw and new potatoes.
The rain made the brook run aggressively past the deck making a nice calming sleep.

In the morning we cooked bacon and eggs /BLT bagels for some, for breakfast.
The rain was not letting up....the exhibition plans were not looking great.

Lunch was fresh local scallops cooked in lemon butter sauce with homemade rolls and more garden salad.
We sat around reading and a few games of crib were played.
At 3pm we decided to go anyways and hope for the best.

We stopped in Lunenburg ,a beautiful tall ship,the Picton Castle was a spectacular sight against the dark,rough waters.

Farther up the road we all took a tour of the restoration of the Bluenose II

 There was a artist set up painting the ship and the crew...

Another group of paintings,"builders of the Bluenose II" hung on the wall..

What a amazing project to witness.

Traveling up the shore to the quaint town of  Bridgewater the rain had finally slowed down.
It looked promising for a enjoyable time at The big X.

The poultry barn had some nice birds and bunny's..

Oxen are always sharp looking..

Amateur steer riding is always good for a laugh,unfortunately no more good pictures were taken as it was getting dark.

Visiting a favorite museum is always a must..and a great way to end the rainy weekend...

The Berkshire pigs sure enjoyed the gift the rain left,when the mud got to thick the knew how to rub of the extra..

South Down Baby Doll sheep...

A Shorthorn Jersey cross cow gets milked to feed her awaiting calf..

While a new French Canadian colt was exploring his new world..

Over at Rose Cottage to have a look....bulit only six years after our house in 1816...they are very similar in design..

As you walk in, the overwhelming heat of the wood cook stove in the summer kitchen takes your breath away,

once in the main house it is rather cool and you are greeted by a tray of fresh baked cookies and biscuits for sampling..

The house is all original...
The kitchen...

Dining room...note the table built from the first tree cut on the farm by the owner...

Livingroom...

And upstairs...

Outside the barns are stunning..

Now that's what I call making the most of a rainy weekend!!!!

Lambs have moved...

Jet and Cricket have moved to their new home.
They have a wonderful new mother who will become another breeder committed to the conservation of these rare sheep.
You can read about them on this blog, moon meadow croft and see all about their first day and new home.

Dottie and Cole still need a new home and are soon ready to be weaned.
If your interested in a brother sister pair of 3/4 Cotswold 1/4 Shetland, drop me a note.


This week will be full as we start with square bales of hay tomorrow....

Busy!! Busy!!

I have a few minutes so thought I would give a quick update.
My "break" has been insane to say the least,busy does not describe how fast paced life has been.

As you know we have family visiting from Nebraska,this has added lots of busy days with the addition of four nieces and nephews under the age of 7. It has been wonderful to see everyone and how fast they have grown since last years visit.

We have spent some much needed time at the cottage.

We made some major changes that have made our cottage living so much better.
Until two weeks we had no kitchen sink,no kitchen water,no kitchen cupboard.
That was not going to do for another year so we had our neighbor build us a beautiful kitchen cupboard with a nice deep sink.
The plumber hooked it up the day after we installed the cupboard and we have now had two weekends with a kitchen!!!

I just need to add some handles and it will be perfect.

On another note as you can see in the header photo Robin is nearing her due date but only time will tell when she will calf until then we keep checking her.
Ginny is also nearing her date,she wont be far behind Robin.

Haying season is here. We have some hay in although the weather has not been cooperating with us to get our own fields cut,it looks like more rain in the forecast...

We had 70 bales delivered so far.


So my biggest news is saved for last.


We bought a tractor in PEI today. Yep that's right we now own a tractor!!
It is huge,a 90hp Case with a front end loader and a nice cab with air conditioning and a heater for the colder months.

This is our first tractor so we are very excited to say the least!

So that's it for now,a little update on this busy little farm.