Our 2016 lambs were finally sold yesterday. It seems like they have been here at the farm
forever making their presence known only when they wanted their treat of
supplemental grain. Continuous bleating
can be quite loud.
Our cattle are purely grass-fed, but the lambs do
not fatten fast enough on grass alone; thus, they get a measure of grain
daily. And, they look forward to the grain.
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| some lambs just feel the need to eat the hay from the top of the bale |
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| watching me prior to loading |
Becky, Glenn and I, I even had a station at which
to stand, loaded the 42 head. They
needed a lot of coaxing. Being smaller than cattle, lambs are much easier to
move around and get them going in the right direction. Once loaded, Glenn and I took the drive to
our buyer. He has been buying our lambs
for the past years. He pays a fair price.
On arrival at the buyer’s farm, the lambs were
unloaded, weighed, and we got our payment check. Fast and easy.
On the drive home, Glenn stopped at his favorite,
local barbeque diner to treat us to a late lunch.
I was starving. The place was
near empty as the lunch crowd, and I do mean crowd, was long gone. I much prefer the quiet anyway.
Glenn suggested the Philly Cheesesteak sandwich. A customary favorite for me.. I had not tried the
one at Peck’s yet, though. So, we both
ordered the Philly Cheesesteak – fully loaded with grilled green peppers, banana
peppers, onions; and lettuce, chopped tomatoes and mayonnaise. Glenn also had jalapenos. I do not eat hot peppers. We
opted not to get French fries. I am
trying to cut back on fried foods. Glenn
presumed that he would get a piece of my sandwich because I usually get full
before I finish the food served and I always share my uneaten portion with Glenn.
This was not the case yesterday. I
ate the entire sandwich myself. It was so tasty. Glenn
was wishing he had ordered those fries.
He survived.
Since we ate around 3:00 PM, we did not have any
dinner later. Actually, we were still well-satisfied from our late lunch.
I am ready to go back to Peck’s now that I found
my preferred menu item.
FYI – Peck’s is located just south of Staunton,
Virginia on the infamous Route 11. Make
a stop for lunch…you will not be disappointed.
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