More progress in at camp

After several weeks taking care of things here on the farm, we got back to the County to install the metal roofing on our new camp. The tarps that we had put on in August were still holding up fine, but we wanted to put on the steel roofing before winter. We bought the roofing from an Amish shop in Fort Fairfield run by the Miller family. Sam & Norman have a real nice shop there right on Route 1A. The roofing was of the highest quality and the price was good.

We had a large crowd at camp this weekend. Our friends Scott & Terri came to help with the roofing and their son Brian came down from UMaine at Fort Kent to spend the weekend with us. My brother Lincoln and his three boys came up as well. If you noticed, Linc has an identical camp to ours on the same lot. Its sort of a joint venture with our own space. We had also had a moose hunting party set up in their own camper in the backyard. We all had fun.



All day saturday the wind blew steady and the temperature topped out at about 45 degrees. Not great weather to put on steel roofing, but we pushed through and got it done, thanks to the many helpful hands. By Sunday afternoon camp was a little quieter, except for our family and the moose hunters. We put in our camp windows and went for a nce ride on the ATV's. We saw five moose, including a beautiful bull. I wonder if he made it through the week?




The weekend in New Sweden was a nice distraction to the rush and pressure of our regular life. Call me crazy, but I really like it up north.

Back at the farm, breeding season is underway. I usually let the buck run with the does from mid September until the first of November. This takes the guess work out of whether or not the girls are bred. I'm holding back one of my milking does, to be bred in mid November. This should limit the time that we are without fresh milk this winter. I'm trying to limit myself to five does for the spring kidding. I usually feel overwhelmed each fall if I have too many head. It seems that I'll find good homes for a couple of young does. That will be good.

Angela & I are in the process of expanding our holdings again. This is a big leap, I hope it works. All I'll say now is it will be a lot of work, and I hope a lot of satisfaction. Just a hint, its a 1840's home on about 30 acres with a view of the White Mountains. Maybe it's just a way to test myself? I hope we're up to it. We'll post pictures for sure. Maybe we'll call it Oak Hill Farm, sounds good. Take care for now.