Reed Ranch- Cute & Tasty

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Since the first day of school back in September a group of Moms have gathered at our farm. We have coffee, sweet treats and some sort of breakfast. The ladies had so much fun the first time it became a weekly event. Now it has evolved into a therapy session and some Moms really look forward to it. Through its evolution we have supported the local teachers by providing an espresso bar at school during an appreciation day. Now we are reaching out to the community to try to promote local farming. The group is hosting a community egg hunt for the children of the area. It has also grown.

Just this week we decided we needed a name for ourselves. With all the community enrichment we are trying to make happen Mommy morning group just didn't quite have the pizazz. The group of ladies in the group are quite the cooks and like to bake. We decided to call ourselves the Bacon Beauties. This has more than one meaning. We like to bake and we raise purebred Berkshire pigs. Plus our first annual egg hunt will be approaching quickly and we will need Eggs with our Bacon.

I personally love the irony of the name. There so much we can do. Our promotional statement is feed the soil and the community. Grow and buy local.

We meet every Tuesday. Please stay tuned each week for a brief overview as to what happens.

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We visited the North Pole this week and saw Santa. They had just as much fun playing in the snow and swimming in the hotels pool as they did seeing Santa.

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This is what the chickens did to our pumpkins.

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Hero, our Berkshire Boar, this fall in the mud.

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Woody attacked one of our ducks and we didnt want it to be dinner so we brought it inside to clean it up. You can see some of the flesh was torn of it's leg. Thanks Woody. You are in so much trouble!

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My parents house in CT

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The pig roaster and the pizza making station. Cant wait to see everyone in the spring for more pizza's and pig roasts.

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Great Grandpap's first Turkey after 86 years. Hurray!

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Asa with his Kangaroo pelt from Australia.

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Bonfire at Asa's 40th Birthday party.

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Pizza's from our outdoor Oven.

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Trevor near at one of the hunting blind. This is where Great Grandpap Reed got his first Turkey at the age of 86.

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Boldt Castle on Sunday October 18, 2009.

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Seventeen people staying at the house. We had beds every where.

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Hero taking a mud bath.

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Shaunaugh, from Australia, learning how to drive the tractor.

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Uncle David, from Australia, purchased a Remmington from the Museum up in Ogdensberg.

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Hero our purebred boar getting hand fed sweet corn. He is a gentle giant

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Deocorated cookies for a wedding.

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Lenny in the Build a Bear Polka Dot Bikini Swim Suit. Doesnt he look thrilled.

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Corn picking for the pigs. They love sweet corn.

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The moms are so good with us and their piglets. They let us take them from them. They get nervous but we give them a few pets and tell thim it will be ok and they settle down.

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Berkshire piglets

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Addisson's favorite boat is the sunfish but she was on the white sailed boat called the rebecca.

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Some of my decorated sugar cookies that were ordered for a wedding during pirate weeks.

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The most recent cake I made.

The Oven outside. We were cooking pizza and bread. The bread goes in once the oven cools down, otherwise the bottom of the loafs burn. We found that out the hard way.

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I just love this outfit. Grandpap and Daddy were in charge of letting me get dressed this day. She is so cute. Only on the farm.

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The Asa's and Eric putting together the Hoop house.

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This was the display at the Antique Boat Museum. Addisson helped me the first day. She did really well.

Addisson is modeling our shirts we have for sale. If you would like one please email or call us.

Addisson loves to take pictures especially of me.

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The girls were helping me paint the bottom of the outdoor oven.

Addisson got to ride the neighbors 4 wheeler and loves it. She also went to watch them race go-karts soooo now she wants a go-kart and a 4 wheeler.

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All gone.

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The pigs eating the doll cake which was a display cake at the ABM event. They scarfed it down real fast and were fighting over it.

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We fed the pigs the left over popcorn from the Clayton Figure Skating Clubs sales from the Antique Boat Museums Auction and Show. Alan Jackson showed up to sell his boats.

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Last nights sunset at the pond.

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Woody is enjoying his evening at the pond. He sits on the waters edge waiting for frogs to move, then he pounces on them.

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I just love th is tree. I think it looks so cool in the evening sunset

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A view of where Quinlyn and I were berry picking. We weed wacked and cleaned up the penninsula area at the pond last night.

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Last nigt we had a wonderful evening at the pond. The weather was cool and crisp, not too many bugs and a beutiful full moon which we saw rise over the skyline. The girls and I walked around the pond and picked blackberries. We stayed out til after 10pm with a nice fire. It really was a great evening and beautiful.

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Addissons Back and Front Floats during swim lessons. She spent over 3 hours in the water today.

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Baby Shower Cake

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Kirkland Grange's fair booth at the Jefferson County Fair took first place.

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Our Neighborhood Pizza Party. There was 21 Adults and 11 Children. It was a fabulous time. I made over 32 pizzas of all shapes, tastes and sizes. We cant wait to do it again.

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Pepperoni, pineapple and cream cheese pizza inside our outdoor oven.

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Great Grandpap snoozing with Woody.

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The pizza oven has come a long way. It works great. Thank you Uncle Tim and all of those who helped.

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Addisson learned how started driving the lawn mower by herself today.

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This was the Reeds leaving the dock. There wasnt much wind initially.

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Great Grandpap using the lawn mower. He was a mowing machine.

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The two girls on the bow leaning over looking at the water, Aunt Margie, Grandpap and Asa b.

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The Reed crew coming back to the dock.

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Addisson pulling up the center board

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Aunt Judy and Uncle Tim

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Great Grandpap and Aunt Judy

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Our lightning sailboat in Choaumont Bay, with Great Grandpap Reed, Uncle Tim & Judy, Asa B and Addisson.

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Us out on the water. The one with the sail.

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putting the sailboat into the water for the first time.

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Asa, the girls and I out on our sailboat, July 5, 2009

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Addisson took sailing camp this week at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton. She is in the red and white sunfish. She loves it. Today they went to Grindstone Island and had hot chocolate at a coffee house on the island. She will have one more week of sailing in August and we will go to family nights.

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Have to love those socks.

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Elway

Woody

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This is the new addition to the household. A Bunny. I want to call him Cadbury but Addisson wants to call him Cookie.

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This is what Fed Ex will do to your vehicle. We even have a pull thru drive way. Then the driver was driving 0ff.

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Dont you just LOVE their Socks!

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Historical Paddock Court Yard where the Natural Nook is located. Below is the display window.

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The window at The Natural Nook where my cookies and cakes are being sold in the Historical Paddock.

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Tonights basket weave cake. All the flowers are edible.

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This is my latest cake for my class. I didnt have time in class to add the rest of my flowers. But it looks ok.

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This is the sanded floor in our bedroom. It is not finished or polyurethaned.

This is a picture of Janets babies. She had twins again. They are so cute and seem to be doing well. 2 kids and 8 piglets all on earth day.