Schaeffer Farm Trail

This weekend, we took it slow, as I was recovering from a cold/touch-of-death. I think this was bought on by hardy American viral strains.

Despite the blocked up feeling (why haven't we cured the cold yet?), we went on a walk around Schaeffer Farm Trail yesterday. This was a lovely little walk on a mountain biking trail near our local park. They've done a great job making a trail full of features for bikers, and there were loads of guys zipping past us on speedy bikes.

The trail is located next to a corn field; and reminded us to look out for local Maize Mazes, like the great one in Cambridge.

This week, we also harvested our entire chilli crop, prior to us heading off to the UK. It was an arduous process, harvesting the chilli's, preparing them and storing them for the winter. It felt very satisfying after the effort, love and attention we have put into our chilli plants, and the harvest (shown below in all its glory), shows that all that effort was well worth it:

We will be using this crop as a spice for a long, long time. I think we are very well on the way to a self-sufficient lifestyle.