What has to be done:
Give the two racehorses a workout
Pick up stall bedding for the horses
Take inventory of our hay supply and decide when to order more
Make homemade laundry soap (I’m almost out!)
Prepare the chick brooder – 21 eggs are due to hatch March 3rd
What I’d also like to get done:
Visit a nearby antique mall that I’ve wanted to check out
Organize files and tax documents
Groom all four of the horses, or change their names to Mud, Muddier, Muddiest, Mud-Ugly…
Start a batch of apple/cranberry tea wine
Make a list of the garden seeds and fruit trees I want to order for spring planting
Chicken inventory (to see who’s eligible for the dinner invitation)
Pull out the change bucket and roll quarters to buy hay (yes it’s that bad)
An hour of training for the green-broke filly, and half-broke Farm Girl
On another note…
Breaking News: WASHINGTON (CNN Money) February 21, 2013
Millions of American families are bracing for the forced budget cuts that could kick in on March 1st.
“Beef and chicken to cost more and even face a shortage. A $51 million dollar cut to food safety programs means food inspectors will be furloughed and lead to closures of meat and poultry plants for up to 15 days. Americans will have to pay more and deal with shortages of chicken, eggs, pork and beef, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "Food safety could be compromised," he said in a letter. There will have less food available -- by as much as 2 billion pounds of meat, 3 billion pounds of chicken, 200 million pounds of eggs.”
My thoughts? This won’t actually happen… And Wow! Holy chicken Batman! That’s a lot of eggs! But even if it does I remain somewhat un-panicked… believing, hopefully, that I will have plenty of chickens and eggs.
