Already so much has happened and our lives have changed so much, it's difficult to remember how life used to be. It seems almost normal that we would milk a cow every evening and it's matter-of-fact that we must care for the animals first thing in the morning.
The best way to introduce us and our farm, I thought, would be to introduce the critters and the property as well as some of our most important machines.
Why "Farm Caping?" Well, one of our first purchases, even before we moved, was to buy our farm truck, Missy.
 |
Every self-respecting farm needs an old, beat-up farm truck. We found her way out in the country at the top of a hill. The ad bragged she could pull up tree stumps during the week and then haul goats on the weekend.
We plunked down the required cash and drove away only to be plagued with misgivings. DH commented to the children, "We may have just made a mistake." This is how "Missy" got her name.
We pulled into the nearest gas station and the guy at the neighboring pump sort of leaned in and asked, "What's a load of mulch going for these days?" DH was completely bewildered. He looked around and realized the cap on the back of the truck read, "B & H Farms Landscaping."
When we got home we scraped off most of the letters until we were left with just "Farm Caping." We thought it was appropriate so we left it that way.
Happily, Missy turned out to be, as advertised, a hard-working farm truck. We've hauled goats, pigs, dogs, chickens, hay, fencing and firewood with her. Every farm needs a good, old, beat-up farm truck and that's how we started our journey toward becoming professional farmcapers.
Love it Mary Beth. Keep them coming!
ReplyDelete