06/08/2026
Monday Morning Update (6/8):
Good morning to all on this rainy day! We got quite a bit of water early this morning, as well as lots of thundering out there! Everything that could possibly hold water is full and running over. I don’t have any official amounts as of yet, but as they say around here… “It’s a bunch!”
Saturday was a good day in the General Store again with all kinds of plants, flowers, and produce going out. We are down to 2 hanging baskets now, and they need a good home as well. We’re still good on several of our bedding flowers and also many of our vegetable garden 4 packs, but we’re going to be moving them out after this week, so better grab what you might need/want while they’re here.
We have a nice array of Father’s Day gifts for your special dads that we just set up on our main table/cart. We have some awesome ‘Real Tree’, 7 ½” folding knives with ball bearing action in stock for $8.95 ea. There are also all kinds of neat, “practical” things that men like, so you may want to check them out next trip in.
Ok, for the weather today…
Rain this morning, ending around 9:30am, then we’ll have some clouds with the sun coming out during the rest of the day. The high should be in the mid 80’s, with moderate winds from the south/southwest, an average humidity level of 81%, and the UV index set at a high ‘7’. The sunrise was at 5:51, and the setting will be at 8:32 tonight. And the overnight low should be 74º.
At this point, tomorrow looks to be nice day with a mix of sun & clouds, and highs reaching 90º.
In the General Store today…
Our produce lineup this morning is fresh red tomatoes, gold tomatoes, green tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, sweet banana peppers, sweet Marconi peppers, zucchini squash, yellow squash, new potatoes (white and red), onions, cabbage (both regular and large heads), and asparagus.
Our farm-fresh, free-range eggs are in good stock, as well as all of our canned goods, pure raw honey, and apple butters. And we also have several baked goods available this morning.
The meat freezer is still in good shape with all-natural ground beef, awesome steaks, and other fine cuts of Hereford beef from the local McCorkill Family Farms.
And the Barn Room is still well-stocked with all of our garden items, including seed potatoes, bulk garden seeds, organic fertilizers, all natural soil additives, heavy duty garden tools, and all of the other garden accessories.
Outside the General Store today…
We have quite a few nice 8” patio pots, which are on sale for $3.00 ea., and our garden vegetable plants are all still at half price ($1.10/4pk), with some cucumbers, squash, peppers, tomato plants, available.
We also have several bedding flowers, herbs, succulents, perennials, and various pots, out there. And we’re giving some quantity discounts on many of our other items in stock now, so let us know if you need anything!
Around the Farmstead today…
Obviously, not much gonna’ get done out there today with everything soggy.
The Hickory Co. auction is today, but I’m probably going to miss it as we’re in very good shape on about everything.
We picked up all of our siding, plywood for the inside walls, and insulation to finish our new room, so I’ll be checking that out after the rain ceases and things dry out a bit. I’m not too excited about the ‘insulation’ part, but I guess I’m ready to do what has to be done!
The wiring will be minimum since I can go through the main wall of the Barn Room, wherever plugs are on the store side, and install plugs opposite of those in the new room. I’ll just have to run one line for the ceiling lights, and down to the switch by the new door.
So, I have one last piece of siding to put up on the outside and then the insulation begins! (Pray for me!).
Now I’ll get this finished and leave you all in 'peaces' again.
Have a GREAT Monday!!