10/24/2025
Autumn ππ As most of you might know, this is my favorite time of year ππ Yesterday, I rode with Mike to make what probably is our last pumpkin delivery for this year. I do a lot of reflection when we ride together, do you do that Lol Looking at the farms, to***co barns, leaves falling, and just the preparation of God's earth about to take a little rest brought on a conversation about how things were at this time of year when we were growing up. At this time of year on this farm, the to***co was in the barn curing and waiting for days when it came into order and ready to be stripped. Of course, daily jobs continued, milking, taking care of chickens and the pigs, but crops were finished, it was time for the land to rest. It was time to be cutting turnip greens to cook and freeze(after momma got a freezer) sweet potato time and molasses time! Time to clean off tomato vines to hopefully have tomatoes from the garden a few more weeks! Am I wrong or did times seem a bit slower then and days not so consumed. I told Mike yesterday, I never remember my daddy being stressed. He probably had good reason to be sometimes, but I didn't see it. He worked, as momma did, to take care of his family and see that we had what we needed and sometimes extra things we really didn't need. But in all his days, God came first, then Family. I personally didn't hear this advice and you'd have had to know daddy to appreciate it Lol Apparently, during a conversation he was having with someone, it was mentioned that a man they knew was depressed, daddy's answer was "Hmm maybe he just needs to put out more crops" Right or wrong, that was his philosophy and truthfully I tend to agree lol And why am I saying all of this, I'm just remembering a slower pace maybe and times we might need to embrace a little more. We're at the end of our 2025 seasons here at BKA. It is time to slow down slightly and then come January 2026 get geared up again Lol We're open through Halloween π»π so visit BKA if you get a chance π»ππ