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With half or so harvested, so far we have a quart of dried whole coriander (cilantro) seed.

1.4 inches of rain last night; dry and windy today; snow coming late on the weekend again, but at least only a small amount. Last weekend’s storm has killed an estimated 75,000 cattle, as well as other livestock that was caught in it.

We’re slowly harvesting carrots, and have started on our second gallon of dried ones, as well as having canned another 8 pints this week. Harvested 50+/- pumpkins.

Also got my winter wheat planted; and the winter rye is well sprouted after last weekends moisture.

Main focus is to get everything cleaned up and battened down for what looks to be a long, cold winter.

The rabbits are pellet addicts, and not at all happy to be getting weaned off of them in favor of home produced feeds. In the words of me dear, sainted Pappy, to my long suffering sainted Mother, “tough if he doesn’t like it; when he gets hungry, he’ll eat it. This isn’t a short-order house!”

I did manage to dig 4 potato plants, but the rest still refuse to die. Speaking of not dying, the 2 volunteer tomato seedlings found last week seem happy in coffee cans on the kitchen counter; I’ll find them a permanent winter home in the next week or two.

Meanwhile, Mrs. AR is busy drying herbs & catnip, as well as helping with the canning and dehydrating preps; stacking the firewood I split & haul to the house; and cleaning up my messes. The catnip not is not only for our cats, but also is used for gifts for friends’ cats. An especially large amount goes both directly to the poor, downtrodden disadvantaged kitties at our local no-kill shelter, as well as for silent auction items at their fund raisers throughout the year.

“tough if he doesn’t like it; when he gets hungry, he’ll eat it. This isn’t a short-order house!”

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LOL. My long time saying: Two choices for dinner: Take it or leave it.LOL

Old farmer is sitting on the porch talking to his neighbor when the wife comes out, calls the dog, and puts down a pan of lima beans.

Neighbor says: "I don't think my dog would eat lima beans".

Farmer says: "He wouldn't either.... for a month".

/johnny