Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

So happy that you made it before she passed. I'm sure she appreciated your effort and presence. Glad you're home safe and sound. Condolences to you and yours.

If you are gonna go (and we will ALL do so eventually) your Aunt's way is a nice one.

We all have that day to keep, your Aunt passed peacefully surrounded by family. She sounds like she was a wonderful lady, I know she will be missed.

Glad your travels went well, and that hour nap was a Wise decision. It is good to hear that she was at Peace, surrounded by close supporters and loved ones. Our Prayers remain with ya and now Comfort can come.

So sorry for your loss

Back to the grind today trying to get some more of the downed trees cut up and hauled to the neighbors. I have taken almost two cords already and I'm probably not even 1/3 done. I'm not finding as much millable (is that a word?) lumber so I'm saving as much of the straightest pieces that I can still work with on my own bandsaw to make it worthwhile.

Most will be in the 4-6 foot range but much bigger than that and I can't handle it easily. If nothing else they can be table legs are railing parts. Once I can get a better look at the other sections there might be more that can be salvaged.

We are hiring one of the neighbor boys tomorrow and the next day for a few hours each day to help move and set up the handling chutes and tilt table. I'm going to add another gate to the boys pen tomorrow adjacent to the one added to the ewe pen last week to make moving them between the pens easier. The black lambs and the others that have been on the dry lot get moved to the main pen. The lambs have some size on them and Maisy has seemed consistent with them so we are hopeful. We need to get everything set up so we can move the other three wethers in with Ringo and the other two wethers so we can start getting the 10 ewes ready for breeding in July. We need to work on hooves on several of them anyway plus a couple of the lambs that are still nursing are bigger than their moms.

Mike CHS said:

My Aunt Fay passed yesterday afternoon at 3:00. She was fully aware of all of her family that was there and showed zero signs of stress or anxiety. She was prepared for this day and went knowing fully that her life was lived like the matriarch that she was. She left her mark and her children will continue to do so thanks to her.

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Beautifully said. There is a great comfort for those left behind to know there was that peace.
Glad you were able to be there.

I spent most of the last two days cutting firewood from the downed oak trees and it was miserable today. This is some of the first times this year that the temps got up into the 90's. The sheep have some shade up until about 3:30 in the afternoon but there is zero shade after that as the sun starts to set.

We put up another 20'x 8' cattle panel hoop shelter and added shade cloth to the sunny side. The sheep found it immediately but we are going to add another the same size just adjacent to that one tomorrow. They separate pretty well when it's hot so all of the shelters get used.

It's hard to believe the turkeys were the same age and size of the Delaware next to them when we brought them home.

Condolences on the loss of your aunt, glad you were able to be there with her.

Ya know Mike, the pics ya share of your place there always looks like a postcard....so Pretty!.....I'm thinking of putting some smaller ones out in the new pasture, so goats, ducks, and chickens can get water and a break from the sun....without having to return to their pens to get it.