How time flies

Wow, I didn't realize it had been so long since I last posted anything, time has really gotten away from me.  We've recently moved (again).  Sadly, it's still a rental house but we're now out in the country on a small acreage where Miss C can run to her heart's content.  Since we're not in a postition to have animals per se right now (we have permission to have whatever we want) for now we're making due with a small flock of six Australorp hens and a Banty/Cochin roo.  They're free range and are spoiled rotten, whenever someone walks out the back door they come running to beg.  We're getting an average of 3 eggs per day so friends and family are getting some 'benefits' too.  A couple weeks ago the kids found two young kittens.  We saw momma once and she hasn't been seen since.  We've quickly tamed the kittens down and they now live in the garage with our chocolate lab (they moved there from the barn on their own).  One is a gray male that got named Smoky and the other is a tiger/white (her belly, part of her face, and legs/paws are white) female that Miss C has named Kitty Meow.  We're guessing them to be around 7 weeks old now (they just recently started venturing outside more to play).

Along with the new farm I've been burning my fingers up making saddle pads.  I currently have a waiting list (wow) and have at least 12 or so to do on that list.  Most are trades so more plastic ponies will be added to my ever growing herd.  I'm also going to possibly be doing some work for an up and coming tack maker in exchange for some of her saddles so stay tuned to hear more on that sometime after September.

Since all the models got boxed up for the move I took the time to photograph each one as I unpacked it (and then repacked quite a few as the landlord doesn't want stuff on the walls so no more wall shelves) and my herd count is up around 360.  I've gotten several new ones since we moved so I'm already losing count again.  More free standing shelf units are in the works but until then I have to make due.

And since I've been so busy with the saddle pads doing any pedigree assignment has taken a backseat for now.

It's late so I think I'll sign off for the night but will leave you all with a photo of the new place.

This is the house and garage, looking from the south end of the property.  There are four grain bins to the right, and the partial building is the old barn.

And I figured I'd better add a photo of Shorty the Roo (on the left) and one of his 'girls'.  He's about half the size of the girls but is quite the character.