Trees are turning brilliant colors, the stove is on most of the time, the garden is done. It feels and looks like autumn.We bought 60 chicks 3 1/3 weeks ago.Friday we processed 12 of them into cornish hens. We plucked them and gutted of course. Iam glad I have small hands. It was hard to get my hand in there.They are 1 pound to 1 1/2 pounds. We put 3 in a gal. freezer bag. We are trying them to see if we want them for are catering. They are quite inexpensive to raise. It does take alot of time to process though.

  We have lots of pumpkins. We sold a few. I need to cook up a few. They were in the barn overnight as the temp went below freezing. I forgot to bring the watermelons in, though. I don't think they will last very long since they froze a bit.

  Abigail is dilligentley memorizing her lines for the upcoming play. She is enjoying every bit of it though.They have practice 3 days starting this week. Next week they changed it to2 days since the dirctors will be out of town for a few days. The play is Anne of Green Gables and Abigail is Anne. Let me know if you want tickets.

  I am going to make fried apples to put over icecream, so I am going to sign off.

  Good by  Sheila C.

This past week Allen started moving furniture and cleaning the living room.The room looks bigger and very nice. I was working on the schoolroom. We are getting rid of 2 desks and the room is looking better.

  We are still getting veg from the garden. The zuchini is getting out of hand :) We will miss it though when we don't have it any more. Allen has been digging potatoes. So far we got 160 pounds.That should last us awhile.

  Seth will be 10 Monday, that means Levi will be turning 20 soon. Oh my, that means we are getting older. But not old, yet. :)

  WE are having several families over for a Birthday party tomorrow for Seth. Ineed to get some lunch together and then get some work done.

  Sheila C.

 Fair week has come and gone.I entered a carrot cake and Gabriel made his famous cookies. We didnt place. I was going to enter a pecan pie on Wed, but decided I might as well save my time because I probably won't place anyways. Abigail got 1st in Frugal fashens. It was a contest to see who could do the best job in bying a complete outfit cheeply. She also got 2nd for her turkey in her division, and 2nd in showmanship. Gabriel got 2nd in showmanship, 3rd in the skillathon. Seth got 4th place for his turkey, and 2nd in showmanship. We brought some veg.,and placed in 7.   corn 1st, white potato 1st,  peas 2nd, sunflower 1st, yellow zuchini 1st, green zuchini 2nd, onion 3rd. allen is thinking about taking flowers next year.

  It is time to go to bed . tomorrow needs to profitable. Tomorrow Abigail is going to her 1st drivers ed class.

  Our 1st batch of corn is ready.We took some to church today It was very good .

Bye for now, Sheila C.