Dogs vs Porcupine

Unfortunately, the dogs lost and we ended up having to take them to the vet yesterday morning to be sedated as this was the only way to pull out the massive amount of quills, especially on our dog Frostbite (all 3 dogs are Great Pyrenees).  They all came through great - we go pick them up this morning before church.  More importantly, it appears our house here has sold, so we begin looking for our new farm.  At this point we think we will find a farm with small farm house and build a 2 story log addition, using the skills Steve received at the Log Home Builders Association 2 day class.  If we do, I would like to pictorial the process along the way.

Steve, Lucas and Eric have had a wonderful time at the Veritas Press End of the Year Gathering and Steve actually interviewed to teach there  (Calculus to start).  He said the interview went well and is hopeful.  He has also met some folks we used to attend church with in North Carolina and also the Mother (a teacher a Veritas Press) of a woman we were friends with when we lived in Florida.

A young man from church here was able to fix the rototiller we inherited when we bought this property so Gina, Shawn and James tilled up our garden area to see how it works.  That garden area looks great and is a wonderful combination of cow, pig, goat and chicken manures and spent alfalfa hay (which I have read is phenomenal for the soil).  Hopefully the new owners can get a good crop of veggies from it.  I plan to haul the rest of the manured hay with us (we will rent a tractor to scoop it up) so we can get some garden beds going when we get there.  Our earthboxes with lettuce, radishes, tomatoes and peppers are all thriving with the massive amount of rain- we are looking forward to salad soon!