This the season....

Well we are in full christmas countdown, the shopping list is getting shorter each week and the house and yard are decorated for the season.

We got the christmas tree simulator all set up and decorated.



We went for breakfast with santa, this is something that hasn't happened the last two years in the local town so it was nice to see it back on.


Then headed home to build our gingerbread house and watch some christmas movies and enjoy some popcorn.


The second week of november I attended a conference from one of the seed companies we buy from, aside from begin very educational it left me extra motivated for spring to arrive with the excitement of many new things we want to try.

After how hard we had to work weeding this summer we have spent many hours reviewing our weeding plans. In the fall we found a great tiller on kijiji, it has left our fields nicer then we have ever been able to get them with the plow and harrows, so planting in spring looks very promising already. We have also just hauled in our old G to the local tractor Doctor for a heart transplant and some cosmetic work. It will allow us to get closer to the plants in our tractor work and there a few attachment ideas for it like basket weeders and finger pickers that i would be interested in trying out to see how they perform in the pumpkins.


Our cats are so far enjoying there first winter with us, we built them this insulated house complete with therosat and a heat lamp.




Till next time...

George

Two months in ten minutes.

Well it november, and life is starting to get back to normal. ( as normal as things ever get around here). We had a great fall season, so many laughs with such great customers. Really makes it a joy.

We added some new items to the stand this year. Like our How Tall This Fall Growth Chart.





Also added our new black cat.



Melody came up with some awesome carvings.


We had many familys taking pictures.


And one of the highlights for me was June mastered riding on two wheels!!!!



As every year, we had to carve our pumpkins late the night before halloween. But we had a great time and they turned out great. The kids always having a hard time picking their pumpkin, even when they think they have found the perfect pumpkin another always makes them reconsider.







Everyone was excited to cut in to them...




Some people where more excited to get in them...




Even Mel's brother couldn't resist the carving fun.





Melody got her day at grand forks to get clearance Halloween items. We had to pull her kicking and crying from the stores as she screamed just two more things PLEASEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!


We had the fall clean up fire and party, with the risk on rain in the forecast some people wimped out of attending, but for the ones that did we had a great time and some awesome fireworks by a huge warm toasty fire.




Usually pumpkin talk ends for a few weeks this time of year, but it hasn't yet. And with seed catalogues showing up next week i am sure pumpkins will be a regular topics all year.


We have many new ideas planned for next year. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the pumpkin patch again.

Feels so good to see it coming to a end.....

Just a quick catch up of what is going on, then off to bed.
We have been busy picking pumpkins, i am please to say i am a little shocked by how much we are finding in some of the fields considering how challanging this year was.






Feels good to see pumpkin bins coming in from the field.


The frost caughts us a little of guard once again this year. And found us rushing to pick tomatos and get gourds cut. We have been picking up pumpkins till dark every night and looks like a few more evenigs and we will be done.
Then the field will be ready to be mowed and worked.

The Highlight of the last few weeks has been June mastering riding on two wheels, Her and I are both very proud.



But now it is off to bed, as Pumpkin Boot Camp start at 7:30 tomorrow morning when the school bus leaves the driveway.

Halloween Light Show 2010 HD - Monster Mash

All i can say is WOW

Photo Dump.....

Well it is the end of august and it has started again.....


Melody: There is no way these pumpkins will be ready in time.

George: We have 30 days and things really grow fast now, trust me.

Melody: There is no way look how small lots of it is.

George: Remember you said the same thing last year.

Melody: But this year everything is smaller.

George: No it's not.

Melody: yes it is.

You get the idea, someone is going to be eating their words. While the other enjoys some pumpkin pie.

George

Time to catch up....

So its been two weeks since our last post, and there has been alot going on.

We started selling corn this weekend, and considering how dry of year it's been it tastes great.



We found this sunflower hiding out in the corn field as we picked.


Beans are ready!!!!

Pumpkins are growing great, yes we still really need a rain, but i am starting to give up on even hoping for it. Every forecast with rain in it never produces anything. Or just a few drops. Things are growing good, can only imagine how it would be with water.




We had two very sad days here, Shadow had a very sad encounter with JD the dog, you could tell witch was very affected by what happened to his brother and had a incident with the car the following day. It saddened everyone, its amazing how much they touched our hearts in such a short time.

We where then face with the decision of replacing them or no kittens, because they are going to live outside in the buildings we want them to be grown alittle by winter. So we have since gotten 3 kittens, they are Fluffy, Luna and Buttercup. They where farm kittens and where very nervous around humans. They are now starting to relax around us and even coming up to us to be petted now and then.



We have had about 20 baby koi born at the pond at my moms house.
We enjoyed what we called our first annual Back Yard Camp Out. We had a Bonfire and watched some movies in the back yard on a projector screen, had some fireworks and birthday cakes and many laughs with good friends. A awful sleep on the ground, but a great night.



And finally after many years of 2 or 3 apples we finally got to make a Apple pie from our tree, actually so far 2 apple pies and some apple muffins and some really yummy apple muesli.


We will be starting to pick some tomatoes this week, and as you know hoping for rain. And just incase this post is a little low on how many times i talked about rain.....Rain Rain Rain Rain Rain Rain, there that should have it sounding like every other post from this year.

George