10 Signs Harvest is Around the Corner
Harvest is fast approaching here. With a newborn, I’m surprised how calm I am about it. I think I’ve lost a grasp on how crazy it’s going to be soon. Not like those of you who are farm wives weren’t aware… but here’s how we know harvest is around the corner… 1) You washed all of the laundry in one day… because you could. The laundry room is the calm before the storm, enjoying order before all of the dusty laundry with grain-filled-pockets starts flooding the floor. Unless you have a newborn, like me: then, it’s more like the storm before the storm. 2) “It just depends on the weather…” …has become the farm wife’s routine RSVP, again. 3) We’re digging through all of the children’s clothes. Someday soon, cool weather will pop up unexpectedly. She needs the right gear for the farm in a size that fits… because she’s going. ...