In waiting......

Has Lissie had her calf yet? So far, no. But soon, yes. 

And I have purchased a shiny new pot for making cheese, the other one having suffered from my jam and chutney making activities and now has a burnt bottom. And I am going to be ordering all the cheese starters soon, and we need to sort out where we will keep the cheeses when they are maturing. This means the purchase of a tall larder fridge, hopefully a second hand one, although will probably have to be a new one. But I am not going to make cheese if I don't have anywhere to store it, and apparently there is a gadget you can buy which will convert the fridge into the right temperature to keep cheese in. Looking forward to seeing if I can get some decent cheese made this time. It was very hit or miss last time we were milking Lissie, mostly because of not having the right storage facilities. Some people buy wine coolers but they are expensive here, and are quite small anyway.
We might be milking two cows eventually. Which means lots of cheese to make. If it turns out alright we might sell some. Or not. I have a lot of practicing to do before we can do that. 

.....meanwhile she is expanding daily...

......meanwhile Bonny is heading towards being in calf as well, but only once we have registered her, and then we can get the AI man in to artificially inseminate her...

June 2014

August 2014

....she has grown a lot over the last two months, and needs to be a mum.

.....meanwhile, the ewes remain ramless, but hopefully we shall be buying a ram in about two weeks time. 

....it was nice not having to cope with having a lambing season this year, and it was nice that the girls had a rest. 

....meanwhile the day is getting on, and I need to get out and about. Lester hopes to start getting the chappe (scree I think) on to the kitchen floor. He is not looking forward to doing this job. We have spoken about getting someone in to help him but we are on a budget so we are going to have a go ourselves. I am supposed to be mixing the concrete and wheel barrowing it in to him. Since I can make cakes, I think I should be able to do it. After all, a cement mixer is only a very large food processor! 

Hope you have a nice day.....

Vx