It's RAINING!

Rain is glorious!

Yes! It is raining in California, whoopee! The ground is soaking up the wonderful wet like a sponge, already water is forming streams and rivulets which flow, foaming, into the reservoirs. According to the weather predictions, we face five days of steady rain... we celebrate our good luck! Rain and more rain really is the best gift we could receive this Holiday season.

Our milk supply is holding steady,

Couldn't resist adding the words...smile!

 and my cheese making has produced some nice big ones that are aging in my cheese cave now. Most are around 10 pound rounds. There are herb-ed ones featuring caraway, onions, and spicy ones, sprinkled over with peppers,  a few plain Jack style 10 pounders, and some smaller ones like Tomme d' Oro, and a couple of interesting, experimental, double cream ones...

aging cheeses

Making cheese fills up the winter time so productively, it is nice to have something to do that feels useful.

We've finished building the deck for my Mom's RV, I think she is going to really enjoy having the extra space. I see BBQ's, and the laughter and cheer of good friends there in the near future.... Happy Birthday dear mother!... (her's is Dec. 11...) My mother is a real treasure...and we value her very much... we are blessed by her very presence.

My mother, Ann McCarty, in her prime

The Holidays are nearly upon us, here is hoping yours are blessed with family and friends... Merry Christmas! Hang your stockings with care! & remember, t'is the season, to SUPPORT your LOCAL PRODUCERS!

Have a Mooooo...rry Christmas Everyone!