Sheep Shelter Work Party

Sheep Shelter Work Party

We get a lot of rain on the West Coast and North Country Cheviot sheep are perfectly suited for our weather (as Keith keeps reminding me). Even though we have a two stall stable with covered loafing room, I felt we still needed more shelter out in the first pasture....
Displaying Cheviot Sheep in Duncan

Displaying Cheviot Sheep in Duncan

The week after we were at the Saanich Fair, we headed to the Cowichan Exhibition to display the sheep. Last year they didn’t have any sheep and many people were disappointed. So this year we agreed to display our North Country Cheviot sheep, along with the...
Showtime for Sheep!

Showtime for Sheep!

This is the first year showing our sheep. Keith grew up in the cattle business – buying and selling cattle all around the world, and showing them, so he knows what is involved to get ready for a show. I grew up going to my sister’s horse shows,...
Cornbread

Cornbread

I made this cornbread using the recipe on the back of the Purity Cornmeal package. Its not too dense and tastes great. ______________________________ Ingredients 3/4 cup of cornmeal1-1/4 cup of milk1 cup of all-purpose flour1/3 cup of granulated sugar1 TBSP of baking...
Fig Ruby Port Preserves

Fig Ruby Port Preserves

I have so many pounds of figs that I wanted to make several different varieties of preserves. This one is a savoury preserve to serve with brie or goat cheese and prosciutto. This jam recipe is from Food Network. I processed 4 pint jars;  And I cooked...
Canning Tomatoes

Canning Tomatoes

I had hoped to grow enough paste tomatoes to can them, but I mixed up my tomato seedlings and ended up giving away some of the ‘Amish’ plants. So I bought 50 lbs of Roma’s and made 24 jars of crushed tomatoes to make sauces, soups or casseroles....