November came in wet and chilly. We've had the ultimate pleasure of hosting some family and sharing our tasty fall treat. What tasty treat you ask? Yes, we are still talking about dried persimmons. We've stock piled about as much as we've eaten/shared. It's a healthy sweet and savory snack but HIGHLY addictive. You've been warned.
Between rain showers we picked the remaining pomegranates from the orchard and the wild pomegranates from in and around our homestead. Squeezed and freezed about 150 liters so far and have one additional haul to squeeze before we pick again (if the rain lets up long enough to venture out).
In prep for our family visitors we said goodbye to Poncho the Pig and hello to Figgy the Piggy. Jozi and Figgy are still discovering their affection for each other. And made a large batch of bone broth to add to our winter canned goods. Deep freeze and shelves are full as we saunter into an early winter including temperatures below freezing months ahead of schedule. And the mountains that surround our valley are painted with fresh white snow.
And before our family visitors left we were gifted a new addition to Homestead Albania. Polly the Duck. Art made a very small pond and we've housed Polly in a mama hen condo for now. She's adapted well so far. The quacking added to the chorus of chickens is very entertaining.