Nice to meet you

Welcome to our new blog where we plan on writing about our life on our new property. While our lives are probably pretty boring to most people, what the heck. Why not write about it and see who gives a damn.

I should mention that we aren't farming anything at the moment. But we have grand plans. And we like calling our property a farm because Ron gives me a funny look when I say something about the "yard" and calling it a field makes it sound like it should be big enough for a soccer game.

A little background on us would probably help. I am currently in the midst of figuring out what I am doing with my life. 32 isn't too late, right? I do lots of things to keep my wheels turning in the meantime. I am going to school part-time, working at a restaurant and in the cellar of a winery. And I play the harp too. I enjoy flexing my muscles, which is handy because I have to use them every day on our property. Currently I am learning how to use a lawnmower and we have lots of hills. I'm doing pretty well except when I fall over or slide down a hill. Embarrassing? Probably but the nice thing about having property is that nobody can see you! Well, some people can but I just pretend they aren't there. Anyway, back to flexing muscles. Lucky for Ron, I like to be active and lucky for me, I have many things to keep me active on our property. And did I mention I love wearing Carhartt pants? Have you seen how many pockets they have?! My husband, Ron, is a physician assistant in orthopedic surgery and probably the funniest person you will ever meet and VERY handy. Not only are we working on our farm, but Ron is remodeling our entire house. I am not handy so I pour the drinks and vacuum.

Another thing you should know about us is we are obsessed with our two border collies, Bernie and Roscoe. I even started a blog about a year ago just about our dogs! But I got bored after two posts, realizing that I was probably the only one who cared about Bernie's obsession with balls and Roscoe's fear of aluminum foil. I mention them here because they are a huge part of our lives, which means they will be a part of the blog too.

And cooking. We LOVE to cook. I mostly bake and make salads (counteracts the butter and sugar intake right?) and Ron does everything else. We are pretty crafty, I would say, and we aspire to be more so. I make batch upon batch of jams and jellies while Ron smokes pork belly and brews beer. Much of this blog will be about food because that's mostly what we talk about when we hang out. And currently I am on a baking binge so get ready for lots of baking rants. But it will also be our way to document what we have changed with our property and home and keep a diary.

I hope those who read our blog enjoy it and please post suggestions on any projects we are doing. For the most part, we have no idea what we are doing.

Cheers.