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We could have frost, too, but probably not due to the wind.. It has been 
cold today.  I mowed about 2 acres of the front pasture with the 
Snapper..lol..it was cold even in the sun because the wind was howling.
I went out this morning to find a huge 30 ft limb in the garden.  It had 
fallen right on my new garden bed and dented it.  The limb is as big as 
my leg.  So, with DH's instruction, I pulled out the Husqvarna and cut 
it up.  I usually use the Poulan, but he thinks I should be using the 
Husky because of it's safety features.  I like the Poulan because it is 
lighter.  Anyway, I kind of went crazy cutting up fallen limbs and such 
so tomorrow I have to go around and pick up the wood in a wheelbarrow 
and stack it.  I probably cut a weeks worth of wood today.
After all that, I started weedeating the garden area.  In the process I 
found not one but 3 volunteer tomatoes that had blooms on them!  They 
were in an area that I have planted tomatoes since about 2000, so I am 
guessing that these seeds were scattered by the chickens.  I hope I can 
protect them long enough to see what kind of tomatoes they are.  I 
carefully moved them to an area where I can cover them.
Believe it or not, I just ate the last of my 2007 butternut squash.  It 
kept for a year.  It was delicious.
Wish I had some of your BBQ.  Sounds great.

Bev

Robert Walton wrote:
> Might be frost tonight and 36 forecast for Sunday night, so it's
> probably bye bye for some of the garden stuff. I'm going to try to
> cover a few green pepper plants and see how long I can keep them
> going. I've got a lot of "default" fall garden this year. Cukes, snaps
> that came back after the rains started at the end of August and have
> kept me in those. Tomatoes just are not setting fruit anymore. I
> canned 14 quarts of tomato sauce last week and that's about the end of
> them.
>
> I've got some butternut squash that need a couple of weeks, I'll try
> to cover those.
>
> It was nice and cool here earlier in fall, a few weeks ago, I started
> a fire and burned wood most of one day. Last night I fired up the
> stove and tonight will also. It's a nice feeling to not be hot.
>
> I've got 2 goats to butcher, so maybe later next week it will be cool.
> There is a butcher shop near here that will cut the meat for me and I
> might try that. I took the loin of the hog I butchered last winter to
> them this week (frozen) and they cut it up into some real nice, thick
> chops. It would be nice to not to have to cook a whole leg of goat and
> I hate hacking it into pieces.
>
> I've got to have the goats dried up by the end of the year and am
> seriously short on cheese. I have to stop giving stuff away to people.
> Need to at least trade it! Made a 5 gallon batch of Feta today and
> will make a 5 gallon Romano next week. Nee to make 2 more 5 gallon
> Cheddars and then I'll have plenty until they start milking in the
> spring.
>
> I did barbeque today, have to go get it out of the fire. I've done way
> to much grilling this year and not enough barbeque. Started the meat
> at 10 this morning and it's just done. I'm gonna pull it, douse it in
> sauce and make a sandwich with cole slaw for supper. Oh the joys of
> homesteading!
>
> Rob - Va
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