Friends New Life

Some friends of ours are moving to Africa as missionaries. They have sold their home, cars, possessions and packed a container of supplies to take over there. They have faced so many challenges to get to this point but now they are on their way. Hard to believe they will be a world away doing what they were called to do. We hope to stay connected via the Internet. Funny, Africa has better and faster Internet than rural Missouri does. My friends are moving here: http://www.kibidula.org/. I know they will be very happy serving the people of their Mission.

The Fence Grind

Today we walked the t-post line and fixed crooked ones. Caps had to be replaced and post ground down to seat the caps better. My husband plugged the grinder into the tractor battery. That way we could get to the remote areas of the pasture with electricity. Many of the post hit rock and are a bit loose in the ground. After some rain the post should sit better in the dirt.

Something Old is New

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Here is our brand new/old bird water dish. An ice storm last year cracked a limb over it and broke the iron dish. Our neighbor can weld and he not only fixed the break, he painted it, too! And in my favorite color to boot. And you can see a bird has already washed some seeds in the dish. It is so nice to have something old fixed again and useful.

Pipe Fence

We finally got t-post and pipe put in for our horse pasture.We have a great contractor to pipe and weld for us. We bought 3 large gates and painted the pipe green ourselves. Now we need to install the electric tape, caps and solar chargers. The weather has been perfect for this kind of work. But the snow is coming and the work has to get done. If all goes well the horses should be in the big pasture by the end of the month.

Pepper Me

Some days you just feel like a cat zombie.

Feasting in Winter

I have to say this year we were given a lot of food goodies. We received spices, cookies handmade, brittle from monks, English muffins, chocolates, mixes and homemade jams. It has been a delight for our taste buds. Working in the cold all day it is nice to have a sweet treat to come home too. Or like Daisy, to take a nap next to.

Packing up Christmas

Today at church we all stayed after mass to pack up the nativity and decorations. Then I came home to pack up my own decorations. All the outdoor lights, santa collection, nativity, garlands and the tree. All packed up in green and red plastic boxes. Then we put them into storage until next Christmas. It was a little sad putting away the sparkly things. But we had so many guest this over to share the holiday with. It was a great holiday with friends. We are looking forward to more entertaining and more dinners with friends in this new year.