The Wary Farm Wife

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Two and through

Finally done baking pies!

One sweet potato with walnut and pecan crunch topping is done! In the fridge to chill until tomorrow; I'm off to bed!

Thanksgiving decor!

I'm thankful for my boys and their beautiful artwork that decorates our home!

One pie down... One to go!

Crazy hair, flour all over my tushy-- rocking this pre-Thanksgiving look! Thank goodness

for blurry photography from my son! Love you, baby!

Action shot of Pickle smacking the leftover dough with the rolling pin! So boy!

My hens are letting me down...had to buy eggs... and only factory eggs available! Heart broken!

Missing my orange colored yolks already!

Ho-made French Silk pie for JJ! He has been asking for a "chocolate pie" for months. The joke is all for Farmer J. For my first French Silk pie- the pudding turned out pretty tasty. And the little scrambled egg bits give it a lovely texture* (*insert sarcasm). I was surprised with how much my pie crust shrunk with par-baking. Rookie mistake!

Pudding leftovers... For bed night snack!

Baker's barking dogs need a break!

Thank you to:

-My mom for my lovely apron (as shown above)

-My photographers: JJ and Pickle

-Julia Child for the best ever pie dough recipe

-Taste of Home for the French Silk pudding recipe

-Farmer J, JJ and Pickle for quality control and taste testing

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

"Cold and dark..."

I got home from a work and it was already "cold and dark." Most people who know me well know that I hate to be cold but being cold in the dark is worse. Cold, wet and dark---ugghh- I shudder at the thought. With my headlamp and Farmer J's warm hat, I'm almost ready to battle the elements.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUsoVlDFqZg
(This song is playing on my phone during chores;
Enrique Inglesias always reminds me of a favorite vacation to
Mexico when I was 18. Instant good mood. Try it, if you need a
winter blues pick me up. )

The Halloween decorations found their way back into the barn... this is all Farmer J!

The goats and sheep were happy for their supper!

5:00 pm! Dark. No moon light tonight.

Snow on the firewood and my boots. I need to invest in some waterproof boots!

Next time, I'll remember mittens or gloves. Very cold (and pink) hands post winter chores. I have to say though-- the CND Shellac nail polish I'm wearing is "farm strong."