Hard Work Before Sabbath

With homeschooling back in full swing, big projects can only be done on Saturdays.  Today it was moving hay.

We got another load of alfalfa hay.  We won't need it right away, but we will this winter and we just as soon get it put away.  It didn't go far, only into the hay shed (car port), but those 88 bales add up quickly.  It took all morning and afterward my husband and daughters were beat.

Meanwhile, I worked on turnips.  The row out front has grown big and was ready for thinning.  The turnips themselves were small, but the greens added up to a lot.  I washed them four times to get all the crud off, blanched them, dipped them in ice water, and then spun them in the salad spinner.  The green filled four quart bags.  These will be fantastic boiled like spinach or put in soup.

One row of potatoes was looking pretty sorry.  Were they full of mold or just ready to be dug?  I headed out with a bucket and shovel and discovered very few with mold, so they must just be ready.  There weren't as many as I'd hoped, only half a bucket in half a row, but they look good.  The girls think they should get cooked into french fries right away.

Now it is time to nap and rest.  Thank God tomorrow is sabbath.  At sundown our work ends.