Yup, its been awhile. Lot of stuff keeping me away….

As a Lutheran, it is general knowledge that God has a plan. It is my personal preference that I am informed of said plan whereas I can point out the errors of the plan. So far, the Almighty has chosen to ignore my preference.

Last year I made a decision that left me with tremendous sadness, a profound sense of loss, anger and a crazy scary but exciting future ahead of me. I have spent the time clearing out a house after 27 years and working the farm best I could with winter running late this year. On March 7th, 2019, my brother in law, Greig, opted to stop the dialysis that was keeping him going, He was tired. The family, both in-town, out-of-town and one out-of-stater, rallied for a all family visit early on so he could enjoy everyone and say his goodbyes. We expected the end to come swiftly, a few days to a couple of weeks. Since I wasn’t running a cheese business, I was able to drop in with my suitcase and cooking stuff and announce I would stay until they wanted me to leave. My sister was caring for him at home. Amazingly, Greig stayed with us for 31 days and I was able to stay the entire time and help my sister weather the most difficult storm of her life. O’ ye of little faith…….(in the unrevealed plan).

So now, I am back on track, working like a whirling dervish on the farm. The pasture gifted me with cereal ryegrass that I hadn’t planted, so I had to cut it down so the stuff I wanted could grow. The Jersey girls haven’t arrived yet so I am coordinating a cut and bale for the first round. Once the girls get here, they will keep it mowed down. I have a huge garden coming up, something I have missed for the past five years. The garlic and shallots planted last fall are doing amazing. I found blueberry plants from a farmer that ordered too many ( I LOVE Craigslist) so I am putting those in.

The power is scheduled for next week, well work and septic shortly after. The USDA and WSDA came out yesterday to confirm we were on track to meet licensing requirements. Hopefully we will be up and crafting cheese by mid-summer.

So, I promise to be better at my updates. I am continually grateful for the number of past and new potential customers that have contacted me and continue to offer support for our journey. Thanks for joining us on this crazy, scary ride!

Laurie