MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT !!!!!!!!!

All of us here at "THE FARM" are very excited to announce that Uncle Geoffrey has agreed to become our very own foreign correspondent !!!!! His first assignment will be a trip to " THE
MOTHER LAND" to visit his family , maybe even drop in on the Queen. So please stop by the blog during Feb. for updates. Please don't get alarmed if he publishes in the Queens English, he
still calls me "LOVE" after 40 years !!!!

More pictures of the Appleton residents

Billy, Solo and the rest of the Appleton gang

Hope everyone is enjoying the new blog.  Let us know if you have any suggestions (like more baby pictures and less animal ones!) - written by Melissa

Laura training Silly and Fiddles

Our big project for the summer was to train the donkeys how to drive. Laura Londrigan did a

great job working with both donkeys. We learned as we went and as you can see with great success. Laura spent most of the summer working with Silly Girl then in late August it only

took two lesson for her to get Fiddles up and running. It is a blast going for a ride. We are going to put them together as a team and pull a buckboard this spring. Her Granddad Paul even went for a ride. Thanks Laura, Billy is next !!!!!!!!!

More Pictures of the Colburn boys

Connor is a great big brother.  He always wants to hold and help feed Spencer.  He was even nice enough to put up with his mother's matching PJ's picture!

The Many Faces of Appleton Wood Farm

Can you believe how a few months can change the view?

Spencer Patrick Colburn

Hi everyone!  Spencer Patrick Colburn joined the world on November 28, 2008 at 2:30am.  It was an interesting Thanksgiving day, as Melissa was in labor most of the day.  She was able to enjoy our dinner and headed to the hospital at 7pm.  Spencer was 9lbs 3 oz and 22 inches long. 

Storm Update

In Dec. we were hit with a very severe ice storm. Lost power for 11 days, phone and cable for 15 days. We were able to get by fairly well with our generator, which picks up some lights, the heat,
the pump for our well and a few outlets. Unfortunately our maple trees took a beating. We had
plans to increase our taps from almost 150 to well over 200, but we will not tap some of the trees
that were damaged and let them recover. Today I got out back and started clearing some of the downed limbs and located more replacement trees, hopefully we'll have a good run.  Our goal is to build to 500 taps over the next few years. Damage could of been worse, but Terry and I cleared a bunch of trees in early fall to open another pasture for the horses this spring. Plenty of firewood if anyone needs an alternative energy source.

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Hi, we are going to start our own blog for news at the farm. Hope to post some interesting updates as we continue
our adventure as Hobby Farmers