Turkey Day

Today was turkey day here on the farm. We took 28 turkeys to be slaughtered and then spent the evening connecting customers with their turkeys. It's nice to have that over with--now we can relax and enjoy Thanksgiving. It's kind of nerve-wracking raising turkeys, and every year about this time I wonder--why do we do this to ourselves? But we do enjoy providing people with good food. We are keeping 5 heritage birds over the winter to hopefully lay eggs in the spring.

The pigs will go to slaughter soon and then the chores will be quite minimal, which is good since the days are so short--it is often dark by the time we get the chores done. I like winter, though, with all the extra evening hours to spend inside, cozied up in front of the stove. It's nice to just read, and bake, and play games without feeling guilty about things that we should be working on outdoors.

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!