Filed under: December 2021 | Tags: draft horses, firewood, maple syrup season, Small Farming, Suffolk Horses
December 30, 2021
I enlisted a little help, but the woodshed is now full! I am ready to boil maple sap for the upcoming 2022 season. This is much later than I usually complete this job, but I will celebrate anyway. It was muddy when we got off the driveway, but Abby and Amee handled it all in stride.
We have more wood that has been split, so a good start on the wood for 2023 season. It is my plan to fill the woodshed at the completion of the 2022 maple season. Once the woodshed has been filled, I want to continue with the cutting and splitting. The goal is to get to the point where we will be almost 2 years ahead on the wood supply. I already have the next 2 years worth of logs piled in a sunny place making this goal easily attainable.
After a day of wet, cold, rain and snow, it feels good to bed down. I don’t care if you are two-legged or 4-legged a warm dry bed is a beautiful thing!
We here at the farm hope all of our readers had a wonderful Christmas. We are also wishing you a Happy New Year. We look forward to each day gifted to us. We make plans, prepare and execute work, but first we ask for our endeavors to be blessed. It is hard at times to wait for things to fall into place, but thankfully they usually do. If things don’t go well, it is best to pause, examine our plans and even our hearts. One thing that I know for sure… God will make a way where there is no way! We just need to focus on the destination and not the journey…. for the journey rests in God’s hands.
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RicelandMeadows 
Happy New Year Ralph!
Comment by Jacklyn December 30, 2021 @ 6:51 pmWise words.
I too hope to have a two year supply of firewood felled next year.
Take Care.
Jacklyn
Happy new year!!
Comment by ricelandmeadows January 3, 2022 @ 8:36 pmHappy New Year to Ralph Rice and all who make up the Riceland Meadows Family! Your glimpses into the past practices are appreciated.
Comment by Rick Ward December 31, 2021 @ 8:56 amThank you and Happy New Year
Comment by ricelandmeadows January 3, 2022 @ 8:36 pm