Retiring is a very slow process, especially, when you enjoy working. I am a work-alcoholic but not to the point I put it before family. I had a friend tell me to write down my retirement goals so I would have something to look forward to when I retire and not flounder. I agree with that. In my head, my goals are gardening (both flowers and food), canning, a greenhouse (a place of my own), honey bees which includes building an apiary for the honey. When my father-in-law was still alive, he had several bee hives and would collect the honey. Our farm had a woods fire one time and burned down the barn along with all the bee hives. We live in the country and thank goodness an off duty fireman saw the smoke; investigated; called the fire department and saved our farm house is over 200 years old in the original part.
Part of my retirement plan is to turn our farm back into a working farm. We are in the middle of repairing and running new fences so we can get cows and goats this Spring. We have 4 buggy horses and are in the process of looking for a better horse for our granddaughters who love to ride; ages 9, 5, 20 months old (who does not ride yet).
Next time, I will post pictures of our progress. I am new at blogging and my skill level is low but will continue to learn.
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