Dare Days Tomorrow June 1, 2019 and The Hat from Ghana

Hello and certainly A HUGE HELLO to SUMMER! Just wanted to let everyone know we will be at the Dare Days in Manteo North Carolina tomorrow from 9-6pm it is a rain or shine show. However not in thunderstorms....so lets hope no thunderstorms. Colten will be at the Virginia Beach Shore drive market.  He has never been there but they have asked us to come for weeks now so I thought he could go try it. We are NOT going to be at Smithfield tomorrow. I can't wait to get back to Smithfield I have missed everyone so much. I have seen some of our market family at other events, so that is always nice like a little family visit. Its after nine now just sat down to get this blog written....I always have big plans to get the posts made and tell ya the stories of the day....but I have been painting and making jewelry at night or reading my books. I do that  from 12-1am then up at 4:30am but I seriously need that creative artistic outlet. It is mostly around 11 fish we are coming back from the USDA kitchen......in the dark (because for some reason Colten forgets we are still over there and tuns all the lights off) I call him to remind him Hey bud we are coming back can ya turn the lights on please.  Remember we are in the country so no street lights a 1/2 mile off the road and if your lucky you have the moon and stars. 

Now let me tell ya about the hat well its a great little story I was at the Chesapeake Jubilee for a show which was soooo HOT and sunny you felt like an egg on a top of scorching car hood in July. This is no joke and we are beyond used to the heat.....we were at the end with full sun all day DIRECT beating down since it was on the side. I couldn't have product on that side at all....needless to say you get the idea. I only paid for one space so one table. Well no one else was on the spots not behind us either they must of complained IDK. Well we it was time to pack up the lady I had been talking to during the show from Washington DC says to me "I want to give you this hat for your farm, it is from Ghana", well I was like really......I was so thankful and really have been enjoying the hat...I gave her a large jar of honey for her and hubby and young son to enjoy. What a Wonderful gift. I felt so special and so thankful she thought of me and reached out to me. Thanks so much to my new friend from DC. Perfect hat for the farm for sure! 

The goats loved the hat....these are some of our Oberhasli goats 

She's giving me love 

Sweet goat 

Mmmmm Daisy says if ya don't have a snack to share I'm not even coming over

Oh Daisy says you do have a snack on your head....they have been so fascinated by the hat. 

Well if your not going to let me have some I don't want to talk...

Yep this thermometer is on my back porch in the shade not even in the sun and look and for goodness its only May.......June 1 is tomorrow. 

When we went to the vintage market this is what I bought and then got the flowers from Lowe's its been so beautiful on my back porch. 

Every Sunday if we don't have a show I make pancakes or french toast well this weekend Dusty requested the chocolate chip pancakes....DONE! My son in law Garrett says my pancakes fall from heaven....so now that's what everyone says. I have been picking blueberries off my bushes and omg they are so very sweet and delicious......jam? 

You can see the post here about the blueberries  I no longer use the Bisquick I just make them from scratch but at the time when the five you're boys were much littler it was easier on me. 

All we use is cast iron and so this is the griddle...we use NO Teflon at all we don't even have cookers with it. I completely eliminated everything we had with after watching this documentary 

https://thedevilweknow.com

We only use stainless steel and cast iron (which we have had the cast iron for many years now) and I have had stainless steel forever like my Paul Revere set I got for my wedding. I still have them....LOL! A great set! 

Pickles are all ready.....its official I actually have all kinds right now....YAY! 

Remember tomorrow we are Dare Days from 9-6pm....

we picked up Dustys glasses today and he looks AWESOME!!!! 

He looks so good, am I right! 

HAVE AN SPECTACULAR WEEKEND!!! 

Cheers,

Dawn 

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A BIG Weekend Ahead of Us Lots of Pics

Hello and welcome it has already been a busy morning, I came into to drink my coffee and as always wanted to make a blog post......but honestly I have no time as I have so much to do today...as tomorrow I have to set up for the Gloucester Daffodil Festival which is a HUGE event and so well put on, a lot to do for everyone....food, crafts, art, games, learning......the list is endless not to mention BEAUTIFUL....the flowers speak for themselves. You can see some of my pics from last year HERE 

if you can make it out to the festival it is well worth it we are excited. 

The pic above is just the cutest.....Hippy and Miracle riding in the John Deere Gator to the pasture....they used to run right behind me or whomever was taking them but now they have discovered FRESH DEWEY SWEET GRASS awwww so yummy and tasty they just can't help themselves. They were riding up front but Bruce decided to put them in the back and away they went just perfectly fine. Hippy and Miracle were two born recently of seven right now that the moms rejected....you never know why but it happens. One of the kids she kept but Hippy she said no way....so he has been bottle fed since birth and he is doing just fine, we called him Hippy as he had this little tiny hip area which now is not a thing probably how he laid in utero. Miracle born to another doe we call her Peanut she rejected her....well I literally spent three days making her eat and Bruce told me.....she will be a Miracle if she makes it....I never gave up.....and now look.... an adorable little girl goat named Miracle with a heart of gold and runs to us the minute you call her name. Runs as fast as she can. 

Riding away now "momma stay behind us jic" 

Peach habanero jam I made yesterday along with regular peach jam so I will have lots of that this weekend 

Peach Habanero Jam 

This is a queen cell that the queen larvae is inside you can see it I also made a video for you to be able to hear the bees and see them flying around 

 bee larvae 

more pics of the bees look at those worker bees go 

THIS WEEKEND FROM 9-3 at Hickory High School Colby and I will be there along with many many other vendors It is a great show with a tremendous amount of wonderful things to buy....and a lot of my art buddies will be there with their goodies 

This is this Saturday and Sunday Bruce and Colten will be here you can see more of my pics from last year HERE  or go to their site for more info 

Of course I got ya covered with pickles 

Pickles from #9 Farms 

More pickles 

These are the habanero pickles 

I will have eggs too 

These are some of the eggs I collected one afternoon in my new basket from my friend Aylene.....THANK YOU Aylene its perfect 

strawberry jam in my 15qt. copper pot 

strawberry jam 

strawberry jam you can see more pics here of strawberries at #9 Farms 

Every week we meal plan with the help of Colby as he sets what the "boys" want to eat...and of course spaghetti around here is a huge favorite. 

This was my meal chickpea pasta, Tuscan spicy tomato sauce and Tuscan organic kale ......can I get a totally to the MAX YUM Factor .....FABULOUS 

Me making jam on my new gas stove which is like a REALLY BIG DEAL HERE as I have wanted this gas stove my whole married life and finally its is production....have not baked in it yet but that's coming 

You can see how awesome it is it was very expensive and HEAVY to put in but so worth it!! 

I am so VERY VERY VERY HAPPY to have it and my sweet apron from my granddaughters Samantha, Dakota, and Clarrisa 

Some of the plants from the greenhouse this is the pumpkin on a stick which is actually an eggplant 

more pics of the greenhouse I have a video on all my plants 

some of my pepper plants all grown from seeds 

the tomato plants all grown from seeds 

wanted to share my new hat my friend Angela Cartwright she comes to a lot of the shows I am at.   She knits amazing works of art makes her own patterns and everything. This is my new shirt handmade by Stitches by Julia on Etsy. I can't wait to wear this Saturday to show Angela.....she walked over and handed it to me and said this is for you. I LOVE IT! Its adorable in the new spring colors coral and so very soft. The shirt is amazing too...keeps me warm. 

HOPE you guys have a great week, and weekend and if your in the area stop by the shows....Hickory High School and/or Daffodil Festival. 

Dawn Gallop 

#HAPPY SPRING 

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This is what's been happening on the Farm

We have new kids on the farm.......which is always exciting and fun! These are two girl Anne Marie and Lisa Marie plus we got a Andy. Both does and kids are doing awesome. 

Its been busy week and tomorrow as I type this up we have a SHOW at Larkspur Middle School in Virginia Beach from 9-1. Not a long day but when you get up at 4 am to get this ready laded and dressed and chores done....somehow it is VERY LONG>....Tonight we made pepperoni rolls which the boys absolutely loved and ate too much as thy said. I had yellow squash an onions. Doing the usual chores and making sugar scrubs and taking care of all my seedlings.....I made a dreamcatcher today....I will share that once its a sunny day....its been cloudy and cold today did manage to go on the walk.

Beautiful.  #love 

I love it!!! 

So much fun and adorable.......

Hello sister.....

Oh my I just love this time of year....I can't ever seemed to ever tire of growing stuff.....this year I have huge head-start which I am so thankful for.....

Little Andy

This is one of our roosters Jorge 

I have made these tags for the Art Retreat this weekend I can't really go but going to stop by and see the girls tomorrow after the show I am excited about this and let the boys go swimming in the pool at the hotel that they are at. 

Here is the video on how I made these...

All the supplies on on the info of the video 

One of Bruces' and the boys breakfast look at how wonderful those farm eggs look.....we love our eggs. 

Another day.....

Saying goodbye until next time.....hoping for a great weekend for everyone....and remember eat healthy, go for nature walks and enjoy life to the fullest. Next week I will share the dreamcatcher and some of the good times at the retreat this weekend. 

I'm posting this other video of the moving day on the chickens last Sunday....this week we are hoping to get the chicken tractors built as I don't have a dental appointment which is the first week since January 11 of this year that I don't have to go...yay! Looking forward to the day I am amalgam free......

Bruce has ran me a bath so gotta go.......

Cyber hugs, 

oh yeah the vid....

chicken moving day

Seedling update using the growing lights 

Later......

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