What did you do today?

[Bob Jones]

We are in for a chilly winter here I think, so I lined the shed with straw for some additional comfort. The goats snack on it as well as lie in it and butt against the stack. I tied them together and to the wall to keep them in place. The boys have actually gained weight since then. They will be as fat and lazy as I am by spring.

An advantage of living in Utah is that so many people have food storage. When they move, many don't wish to move it with them. I have been buying food grade wheat and oats at feed grade prices. Some of it is 70 years old. One container had an unopened container of salt, so we gave that to a friend who has antiques in her kitchen. The salt was probably spoiled anyway. The container I opened yesterday had the salt premixed with the wheat. I don't give them very much, so it shouldn't matter.

This year I got a new electric bucket for them. The heater is in the bucket in a space below so that the inside is smooth. The last one just had a heater mounted in the bottom. Next year I hope to run pipe down that wont freeze. But maybe not. Carrying water is one of the few exercises I get right now.

So if you make sea biscuits from 70 year old wheat, are they 70 year old biscuits?