The Twelve Days of a Peter Creek Farm Christmas

Since we are 9 days away from Christmas, this is the perfect time to bring you the 12 days of a Peters Creek Farm Christmas.   Yes, perfect timing for someone who is the ultimate Christmas procrastinator.  I have been known to do my Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve although I do believe that I may do most of my shopping tomorrow while saving just a little bit for next week.  Heck, Christmas cards will have to wait until next week too as weekend plans are full.  I do have the Christmas tree up and decorated though.  It was actually put up early last week.  Some kind of record for sure.

As the year draws to a close and the snow covers the ground, we surely wish all our family, friends and customers a safe and joyous holiday season.  So without further ado, we bring you the 12 days of a Peters Creek Farm Christmas.

On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me......

12 winter coats.........  (just a sampling on the hall tree in the dining room.  Really, we have one whole closet in a spare bedroom full of coats.  How do two people collect so many coats?)

11 antler sheds ..........   (probably more than 11 in this basket.  It's possible to collect a lot of sheds when you live on a farm for 14 years.  To this day, I still think antler sheds are one of the coolest things to find in the woods.)

10 frozen squirrels.........  (yes, we really do have 10 squirrels dressed out and wrapped and in the freezer.  I counted them.  Strange but true facts.)

9 pairs of boots........  (here they are.  You can count them.  Only slightly behind the winter coats.  There are summer hiking boots, winter hiking boots, rubber hunting boots, rubber barn boots.  Ok you get the picture.)

8 barn cats .........   (do you know how hard it is to line up 8 cats?  You get a picture of 2 of them.  And how the heck did we end up with 8 cats anyway?  I remember when we had 2 cats.  10 years ago.  Yes, they are all "fixed", vaccinated and treated for fleas every month.  They are owned by a veterinarian after all.)

7 red tractors .........  (yes 7, if you count the little Wheel Horse lawn tractor that I use to haul chicken feed and the riding lawn mower.  And yes, they are all red.  And yes, all except 3 of them are buried in snow right now.)

6 peach trees ..........  (did you expect more of a tree instead of a twig?  It is winter after all.  And we just planted these trees last year.  Time will tell if all 6 make it through the winter.  A couple were looking kind of iffy in the fall.  Spring will let us know if they live or not.  I love the animal tracks in the picture.  It was pitch black when I took the photo and I had no idea the tracks were there.  Heck, I couldn't even see the tree in the dark.  I don't know what made the tracks.  Maybe cat since the tracks are small and we do have 8 of them running around the place.)

5 kinds of corn ......... (well, this wasn't one of them.  heehee!  Just a free sample of seed that Mike got at the recent fruit and vegetable growers convention in Grand Rapids, MI.  But he really did grow 5 different varieties of sweet corn last year so it fits in the song.)

4 laying hens .......   (sigh.  So weird only having 4 chickens right now, but here they are.  Come spring though, there will be new chicks on the farm.  Stay tuned.)

3 deer heads .........  (again, hard to take a picture of all three because they are on various walls of the living room.  But happy to report that all three are sporting Santa hats this year.  I had to go out and buy one for the newest deer mount.  Ok, just trying to keep things festive in the living room.)

2 beagle dogs ..........  (awwwwwwwwwwww!  Aren't they cute sleeping side by side.  I love these little hounds.)

And a brittany dumb as can be ..................  (fits the song and the dog.  Don't worry, I love Molly too.  Let's just say she is really good for comic relief.  Although a summer picture, I think this really brings out her dumb look the best.)

The End