summer around the farm

Projects, projects, projects... they seem endless with this farm... and that isn't a complaint, it just seems we are always fussing and changing things around. Working on making it easier, better, faster. Our latest addition is this "portable garage" (aka tent building). We have a pretty good collection of horse drawn vehicles now, and I am having a hissy with them either outside or bearly under cover, so Ed found this little building (on sale no less) and we got it up to tuck our wagons, buggies, and various other items under. Now the sleighs will be protected in the summer and the wagons in winter.... I feel much better about that!!!

Abbie is having a great summer, and she is one busy girl. She spends every other weekend with her Daddy and his family, one day a week she does pre-school with Tee-Tee, and the rest of the days are playing around the farm and being at camp. She also has had a major break threw.... potty training. Took her about a week to get the idea and now she is all about it. She's growing up so fast......

She loves to putter around the barn, and is so happy when she can find ways to help out. Another one of her discoveries... how to start things.... see the gator in the back ground??? Well we now have to hide the key, because she has started it on more than one occasion!!! It was either hide the key or simply teach her how to drive it... think hiding the key is the better idea right now!!!!

The barn swallows have had two batches of babies.... and the other night, batch two had made their way out of the nest and were about ready to take off. We have quite a few of them now, but they must be dong a good job, because we hardly have any bugs in the barn. I am always happy to have them as our guests, they are welcomed back anytime...

Hard to think that the end of July is fast approaching... seems like it was just the 4th and here we are. August is full of fun and all sorts of plans already..... hate to say, but fall isn't that far away.....