Thanksgiving is upon us, snow is in the air and we are in the maintenance and repair phase of the year. There is a frenetic pace during the summer in getting the fields cut and the hay in before the days get too short. Most of the valley including us did not fair well in dogging the summer and fall rains. That being behind us we are getting hog, lamb and goat structures constructed for new arrivals. Pregnant Gilts (young female pigs) arrive the middle of December which will start our own on Ranch birth through harvest pig operation. Bore goats arrived today and we added to the sheep population a few days ago. All in all a slower time but not stagnant; still a lot going on and exceedingly fun.