It’s hard to get away during the “growing season.”  The grass needs to be cut, the garden is in full swing — and even a long weekend away means we come home to an overgrown mess.  Winter vacations seem to work much better for us.  We packed Chris’ skies in the car and headed north for a long weekend in Canada.  He skied, I “lodged” in front of the fireplace, with a glass of wine — and my seed catalogs. It was a great vacation!

I made my lists, checked them twice, and last Friday with the help of a dear and very patient friend, I went to Rohrer’s to get everything on my wish list — and then some.  Yes, I made a few impulse buys — the pictures on the seed packets just looked too yummy to pass up.

It won’t be long until I can start some of these in the greenhouse.  I’m counting the days ’till spring.

… you’re ready for the unexpected.

It was a really cold weekend but we bundled up and made the trip to Harrisburg to go to the 102^nd annual farm show.  Mostly I wanted to see the cute sheep and goats and decide which we are more inclined to add to the farm, I wanted information on tapping our two Maple trees so I can make Maple syrup, and I wanted some of the awesome “junk food” that comes with going to a place like that (sticky buns, sugar-coated & roasted nuts, bratwurst wrapped in pretzel dough, etc.).

I think we’ve decided on goats, I got some good information about tapping our trees, we saw the annual butter sculpture and I ate more junk food than I should have.  So what’s the problem?

It’s what I didn’t expect to happen at the farm show that’s a problem.  Yes, I knew they had vendors.  Yes, I knew they have Farm Show specials.  But I really didn’t expect to buy anything more some of that aforementioned junk food.  But, we (actually he) bought something – and it’s big.  In fact, it’s so big, it has to be delivered on a truck.  Stay tuned.