one life goal accomplished

life goal #15 see "a prairie home companion" live. check

this past weekend i went and saw the radio show "a prairie home companion" live in st. paul, mn. my mom and sister in law, angela, were visiting me at the farm and the three of us went to the dress rehersal. we all had a great time. it's such a wonderful show. it's just like good friends getting together, singing songs, telling stories, and just enjoying each other. i loved it.

well, i have two weeks left on the farm. only two weeks! i can't believe it's ending so quickly. i am excited for the next step. i'll be moving back home and starting my "farm beginnings" class in mid october. the class is on the business side of farming. we'll go through creating a business plan and marketing strategies and other things like that. i'm excited. i'll be needing to get a job too when i get back. i'll cross that bridge when i get there.

Wasps and Early Frost

Just in case you were wondering wasps do not make good roommates. This week a few had found their way into my room. I wasn't too concerned because they quickly left after I opened the door. However, the weather has gotten colder this week. We've had two frosts, Tuesday night and last night. This is the earliest in 15 years, or so I've heard. crazy. I walked into my room on Thursday after a full day of vegetable deliveries to find my room swarmed with at least 20 wasps! I went a little wild with my antiwasp spray bottle (a soap and water concoction). I wish I could say I victoriously slew all without a scratch, but alas, I cannot. Heroes rarely escape wounds. I was stung that night, then again on Friday night. I hate wasps. I was even stung by a dead one at that. Oh the cruelty.
I'm continuing to have a good time on the farm. This picture is of me and Dolly (the horse) and something called the stone boat. It's basically a wooden palette that you roll rocks onto. The horse then drags them wherever you want them to go. Not only is it functional but it's also an excuse to skitch behind a horse. It's a lot harder than it looks. Farmer Dan made it look so easy and graceful. I wobble around when I try to skitch. It's a lot like waterskiing (which i'm not good at) only you can't pull to hard on the lines because they are attached to the horse's mouth. If you pull too hard the horse stops. It's quite comical and I'm sure it's even funnier watching the action. :)
This weekend marks the 1 month to go point of the internship. I can't believe it's almost over. It's been hard and has had its rough parts, but on the whole it's been a great experience. I'm excited to continue this pursuit of farming. I'll be taking a business class for beginning farmers this winter. After that I'll hopefully find another internship. Then I'm hoping to start on my own! If you're shocked you are in good company, because so am I. Life is always full of surprises and adventures.