Yes, I know I'm shouting. I am surprised you didn't hear us last night. We are done haying. With many thanks to all who helped us. We couldn't have done it without the help of family and friends.
At one point this weekend we had three broken balers in the barnyard. It was the talk of the neighborhood. Ours broke, and with it being a holiday weekend we were unable to get the parts to fix it. In a jam, we went looking to borrow an unused baler. Graciously our neighbor let us borrow his. Tom made a couple of bales with that and then a bearing in that went. Number 2 baler down. Just then I got a call from Greg. He was raking in another field and the front wheel fell off of the tractor!! No one was hurt. That is the good news. But again, this tractor will need a part to fix it and it is a holiday. Another neighbor lent us his tractor. Then I called my father...his baling was done for the day. So Greg and I borrowed his baler on Monday morning. This turned out to be the winning combination! Well, not the first day, baler #3 developed a leak in a hose, but we fixed that on Tuesday morning and finished baling on Wednesday. It was the hottest day on record and my father came to bale hay for us. A three generation project. Let hope for better luck with second cutting!!!!
Now on to the fun part of the summer. The spinning guild is meeting here on Saturday. We are hoping for a relief from the heat, and no rain. But, regardless we are having a pot luck picnic. Come join us, all are welcome. Weather permitting we will spend the day spinning on the lawn and visiting with old friends.
Then on Monday, Tom and I will be heading out. We will be spending a couple of days camping in NH with Abby. A couple of quite days with a couple of books and the spinning wheels. Ahhhh...
The shop will be closed on Tuesday, but re-opening on Wednesday.
