Pigs to market, hopefully, busy day, two cheeses to make today.

First thing this morning we have miking to do, and then have to help Poppie load two pigs to go to the butcher.  I hope it doesn't take all morning to accomplish.  We have to open the doe pen and back the trailer to the pig pen.  I hope they just walk nicely into the trailer after grain but that is not usually the case.  I just hope they don't feel it is necessary to have a rodeo to be loaded.  Poppie has to plastic the corners of the greenhouse and finish tilling the garden then maybe we can get some of the early crops in the ground. 

I am hoping to get to make both the mozzarella and the blue feta done today.  Mokie picked up two different kinds of blue cheeses for cultures,  we just pick up the small remnant pieces at the good food store.  She picked up a Stilton and a Maytag raw cow blue so we will see how they work out.  I really liked the saga last time.  I can wait to see how the blue comes out. It will take about two weeks to cultures good and then I will cut and brine it like regular feta, I hadn't seen it done that way before sort of my little invention, but I am sure some one else does it as well. I am sort of looking forward to the first mozzarella of the year, I do so like when it stretches like taffy, it is actually a fun cheese to make.  I make some for pizza and then so brined into boccinchi balls, those are Son and the kids favorite.

Mokie spoke to some one about the possibility of get a peahen, it would be so nice for the boys to have a lady friend to be with.  I would like to get some eggs and eventually a few more peafowl.  I would then have some to sell for all the people who want them.  I can't imagine having a huge flock of them. I don't want more than a few they sure keep us aware of anything that is different in the neighborhood.  They don't like loud vehicles, people they don't recognize, bears, cougars, dogs or anything out of the ordinary.  I like having them as an alarm system, if they can be called a system.  The two little does that went to their new home are doing well, which is nice.  I notice two of the baby goats are out of their pen this morning, their mom is still not interested in them so that is good, will have to put them back in before we milk this morning.  The little doe tried to nurse and her momma told her no in no uncertain terms.  I hope to get something done today,  all the kids were good yesterday but for Boy, he told a few lies, tried to pass blame and then was mean to his mom, so hope his is better behaved today.  I hope you have a great day, sunshine here, God is truly smiling down on us.... tomorrow.