Long time, no post

Sorry about the light posting lately. I have been sick this week, and back at work full time, and I inadvertently left our camera on our friend Lori's porch in Boston last weekend, etc., etc. So here is a recap of the week (or two) in action:

1. Dee

Maryellen's Mom was up last week for the whole week and I cannot tell you how much it helped having her here. She brought tons of food with her, and then just jumped in with both feet, doing chores, and helping us figure out how to parent little Wavo. Especially because last week was the first week I tried to go back to work full time. All three of us owe her a big, big thanks!!!!!!!! Thanks Dee!!!!!!!!!

2. Waverly update

Sorry, no pictures. [See above -- the camera is currently en route from Boston to VT.] But she is growing and doing great. She is starting to hold her head up and smile, and she is starting to want to be put down occasionally so she can have her own little adventures. I cannot adequately express what a trip parenthood is, so I won't even try. But she is a doll, and we are both exhausted and totally smitten.

3. Northern lights

There was some wacko sunspot-electrical vibe going on across the planet for the last few days (if I weren't so lazy (or tired) right now I could find a link) (actually, here is a link), and the result was some brilliant northern lights last night. Blues, and greens, and reds, and whites, and purples shimmered down from a central spot directly overhead. Maryellen, Wavo, and I drove up to the top of the vegetable fields and just parked up there for a while, soaking it all in. As Maryellen likes to point out, the winters can be long up here, but there is a lot of natural beauty and wonder that helps make up for the hibernation season.

4. The farm

I am starting to develop winter plans, including building a washing/packing station in the barn, building another hoophouse, catching up on record keeping, and doing some farm planning with the help of my friend Richard.

I am also hoping to get to the end-of-the-season farm equipment auction tomorrow at Gray's Auction in East Thetford, VT. On the shopping list: a three point tool bar (with cultivators would be nice), a brush hog, and possibly a post hole digger. Maryellen said she and the baby might come, which would be great -- a big family adventure. Maryellen likes the scene at Gray's, but I half-suspect she figures she should also go to keep an eye on me and make sure I don't get carried away and buy a $10,000 bulldozer, or four half broken chainsaws, or something else that is big and powerful and noisy that we don't really need. I'll let you know if we get anything.