We Survived a Blizzard

What a beautiful morning we had yesterday! It was absolutely awesome to see the carpet of white.

Our chickens weren't so sure what to think about it all.

January Only:

For the remainder of the month, we're going to offer our 'Buy One, Gift One, Get One!' (while supplies last)

How it works:

• Buy a dozen eggs
  We'll give you a dozen eggs to give to a friend
  When your friend signs up and creates an account with us and mentions your name, we'll give you a dozen eggs as a thank-you.
  Buy One, Get One

Sausage Making Day

January 9 was the long awaited sausage making day!

We have a friend who has the needed equipment and a love of fresh, home-made sausage and who is willing to have a bunch of his friends over for a good ole fashioned butcher day.

Friday we skinned and cleaned 3 pigs and put them in his reefer trailer to chill overnight.

Saturday morning 8 of us families and our children gathered at the shop and proceeded to cut up, grind, season and stuff sausage.

We did 3 whole hogs plus a bunch of Boston butts from the store.

All told we ended up with 615 lbs. of sausage! Pardon me for saying it, but you can't buy sausage anywhere that tastes as good as that sausage!

Maybe someday we'll have our own butcher shop and can come close to duplicating it.

To top off the day, in the evening Kevin brought over his big, homemade Hibachi grill and we had pancakes, grilled sausage and fresh eggs from our flock of chickens. Talk about a feast and a great way to end a fun, although tiring day.