I’ve decided that 2 days of farm life is the equivalent of about 5 days of regular life. So much happens in a day on the farm! Since my last post, we’ve kept up with morning chores and AC has continued to work her tuchus off. You can tell the she’s proving herself a great farmhand because she’s getting more independent jobs that involve big machinery: moving the water cannon, cleaning up a fence line…
We’ve been at Paradise Valley Ranch for a full week now and we’ve already learned so much! Here are a few experiences to highlight: Due to my work schedule, unfortunately, my daytime participation on the farm has been limited (and the FOMO is killing me). I assist with morning chores and have volunteered to take on evening chores alone most nights. On the other hand, AC has been working 8+ hour days. This week AC…
Arrival After a 5-hour drive from Osoyoos, we finally reached our first farm stay in BC, Canada! Two families share this 160 acre farm: Olivier, Karla, and their three children make up one family. Heidi, Paul, and their two daughters make up the other family. When we arrived, we were greeted by Olivier and Heidi. Heidi gave us a tour of their beautiful farm which included showing us all of their animals–cows, rabbits, pigs, chickens,…
This is a longer update than usual because I’m combining two posts! I drafted the first portion of this post on May 26, 2023. “Dreamsearcher” Let me start this post off by self-identifying as a researcher. When I have a dream, vision, or idea I research the heck out of it so that I can bring it to life. I research my dreams–I’m a “dreamsearcher”, if you will. For example: Anywho, since we’ve been talking…
It’s Thursday and this week has already been a full one. It started with a pre-inspection for our own sanity– I didn’t want any big surprises that could keep our house from selling–and it went pretty well! No surprises, only small things that we already knew about or are easily fixable…except for one. We have a bat in the attic. The inspector wasn’t sure if it was a bat or a leaf, but AC bravely…