On a windy October day eight and a half years ago, we saw what is now Adoni Acres Family Farm for the first time.
I remember a lot about that day – but mostly how I felt standing on the south side of the farm taking in the beauty all around me.
I wish I would have ran back up to the house to grab my big camera for these photos!
My cell phone just does not show the colors as sharp as they seem by the eye.
The south side of the farm has AMAZING views and has always been our favorite spot to be.
Years ago Kayla built eight garden boxes and filled them with herbs.
She put them on the south side, right next to our huge old willow tree that holds our wooden swing.
It has been SUCH a beautiful spot!
The herbs have been loved and used as well.
On Saturday my crew transplanted what herbs were already growing this spring, took down the rest of the herb garden, and seeded the area back to grass.
With a another grand baby on the way and trying to sell the farm, I know our limitations!
We just cannot take care of everything like we could when we had a full team here everyday.
Thankful for this hard working crew though!
They all worked together and got the job done!
We wrapped up our full-time school last week.
We still do some structured school over the summer – about two hours in the mornings.
That Laura Ingalls unit study I planned to do last summer never happened – but we started it a couple of weeks ago and I do plan to continue it this year!
We hope to get to Pepin for a field trip as well.
I will keep these kiddos’ minds moving in math, and the littles’s minds still in Phonics.
I have found I pay a high price when I stop school completely all summer long!
Now that school is scaled back though, one of my goals this week is to plan and plant the garden!
Do you think it will quit freezing at night now?
Good grief, it has been cold!
We also have plans to set up our pool – crazy as that sounds!
While the Lord has us here on the farm we want to still enjoy it while we can!!
I guess I should say happy summer, everyone!!
Hope it feels more like summer where you are!!
