I woke up early to see the mountains at dawn. It was breathtaking. It is still very cold and there is a mist in the air that makes the mountains even more beautiful.
I went to see all the animals and spent a few moments with the donkey. I found out that the reason the donkey is in a cage is because he bit another donkey and a horse. He seems to really like me, but I have my guard up.
I spent all day in the kitchen either cooking or cleaning. Liz and Malcolm, yes the Wwoofers from farm 3, are arriving and I wanted the kitchen to be clean for them. It really needed a good cleaning and it took all day. Liz and Malcolm worked at this farm for 10 months as the cooks and are back for a couple weeks before they return to the states.
The meals today were pasta and lamb and soup (and vino of course)…. Remember that there are over 1500 lambs on the farm, so we will be eating lamb every day. At least they did not serve any lamb heads. Malcolm said they are delicious; I am not going to try one to find out.
There were guests at the farm and I used my newly acquired serving skills to wait on the guests. I really think I can use more practice. One couple was English speaking from Montreal. I really enjoy the fact that we eat with the guests, rather than being treated as a servant. It is really a nice farm.
We had lunch with the man who is in charge of the vegetable garden and let him know that I want to work in the garden with him. He is in the process of planting seeds. My goal is to spend tomorrow outside (out of the kitchen). I would love to have a garden in Montana.
I did have time to take a break and play with the puppies. Puppies seem to follow me from farm to farm. One is especially attached to me and wants to be held all the time. Definitely not taking one home; they really shed.
I found out that we can take a walk on the sheep trail. It is supposed to be a fantastic walk. That will be on my day off. The National Forests are really something to see. The variety of trees and flora is very different from America.
All and all the first day was really a good day. I am really looking forward to spending more time to learn what it is like to live on a working farm.
Ciao for now
I went to see all the animals and spent a few moments with the donkey. I found out that the reason the donkey is in a cage is because he bit another donkey and a horse. He seems to really like me, but I have my guard up.
I spent all day in the kitchen either cooking or cleaning. Liz and Malcolm, yes the Wwoofers from farm 3, are arriving and I wanted the kitchen to be clean for them. It really needed a good cleaning and it took all day. Liz and Malcolm worked at this farm for 10 months as the cooks and are back for a couple weeks before they return to the states.
The meals today were pasta and lamb and soup (and vino of course)…. Remember that there are over 1500 lambs on the farm, so we will be eating lamb every day. At least they did not serve any lamb heads. Malcolm said they are delicious; I am not going to try one to find out.
There were guests at the farm and I used my newly acquired serving skills to wait on the guests. I really think I can use more practice. One couple was English speaking from Montreal. I really enjoy the fact that we eat with the guests, rather than being treated as a servant. It is really a nice farm.
We had lunch with the man who is in charge of the vegetable garden and let him know that I want to work in the garden with him. He is in the process of planting seeds. My goal is to spend tomorrow outside (out of the kitchen). I would love to have a garden in Montana.
I did have time to take a break and play with the puppies. Puppies seem to follow me from farm to farm. One is especially attached to me and wants to be held all the time. Definitely not taking one home; they really shed.
I found out that we can take a walk on the sheep trail. It is supposed to be a fantastic walk. That will be on my day off. The National Forests are really something to see. The variety of trees and flora is very different from America.
All and all the first day was really a good day. I am really looking forward to spending more time to learn what it is like to live on a working farm.
Ciao for now
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