August 31, 2012

last day of August and it got to the mid 90's today.....not really sure what to expect

with the weather....haven't heard what they are predicting this winter.

worked in the office until noon...then off to the GARDEN...

a bucket of perfect tomatoes for us and a bucket of not-so perfect

ones for the chicken mamas...they LOVED them!!!

picking green beans is not an easy task....you pick and pick and still find some that you missed....

picked 30 lbs today....gave a bunch away....will can them in pint jars tomorrow....

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made some sandwich bread ....used the Dutch Oven bread recipe from

August 17, 2012....this time i put it in my bread loaf pans instead...

worked perfectly.....

this is the first time it rises.....

then punch it down and split into 2 pans.....

let it rise again....



bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour....

brush top with milk when you take them out of the oven

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and then no BUSY day would be complete without a trip to the Emergency room....

I LOVE living in the country...the ONLY downside is the hospital is 30 minutes

away.....our 10 month old grandson stuck his hand in a hot bowl of soup...

2nd degree burns.....he will be just fine.....I took our daughter-in-law and the baby to

the hospital and Ross watched the other 6 kids....never a dull moment!!!

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Watching our favorite College Football team play tonight under the lights....

GO MSU......Michigan State Rocks!!!!

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first report of CHICKEN INCOME......this is the first month that eggs were sold....

I will keep the Chicken Income/Expense TAB updated.....but here is the general info.....

the Rhode Island Reds (Chicken Mamas) have cost $398 from birth to August 31, 2012..

in August we sold 42 dozen eggs for a total of $63.....at this rate it will take until about March 2013

to break even....they were born in March 2012...so 1 year to start making a profit...

feeding them the fruit and veggies from the garden that we would not eat is

making a difference in feed....each bag is $15....and with the price of corn

going up....it could get worse....they typically go through a bag a week....

in August because of the garden leftovers....they only used 3 bags ...YEAH!!!

Pleasant Dreams!!!