What’s been happening around here since I wrote last….

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Given it’s been almost two weeks since I posted, a lot has happened.  My internet connection has not been working, so therefore, I have been unable to check my emails or my blog.  Although I’ve missed both of those things, I have been very busy enjoying my family, our friends, and the fall season.  

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I’ve been enjoying…

This autumn season.  We have a lot of apple trees here at Shekinah Ranch.  In past years, I was too busy “doing school” to go out and harvest the apples .  But, this year, I’ve taken the time  () to go out with my children to pick the apples, freeze them, and even make some of my first apple pies.  I had fun with Ruthie and Jacob collecting them, and enjoyed my time with Rachel in the kitchen getting them ready for the freezer and making the pies. 

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I went riding with Rachel and her friends through the trails here at Ranch Shekinah last Saturday afternoon and into the evening.  This was the first time I’ve gone riding since early summer.  I rode Maria – and although I rode Western (English is my preferred mode of riding), she was perfectly behaved and did everything I asked.  She was like riding a “button horse” – this is what I call a horse that does everything you want it to do.  She stopped immediately when asked; slowed down when I indicated that’s what I wanted, and went fast when I desired. It was like she had a gas and a brake pedal.  We rode for hours.

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Rachel and I went to a “flea market” (my first ever) in Shipshewana, Indiana, with some friends.  I bought a bushel of green peppers for $5.00; and two bushels of peaches for $26.00.  We brought them home and froze them for the winter.

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 Here's something else that's been going on here at Ranch Shekinah.  We gutted our barn - it's our autumn project.  We've had lots of help from our good friends, the Vales.

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The most recent is the family camp we just had. We had approximately fifty people attend.  Boat rides, horseback riding, good food, and lots of fellowship.    But, that's another post for another day!