Problem Solved, Problem Staying Solved

Cupcake was gone on yet another whirlwind adventure for HCA this week. Lawman has become concerned that dangerous activity without adult supervision is probably a recipe for bleeding out and becoming buzzard chow before she gets back, so he keeps a low profile in her absence. But, trapping season opened up recently, and The Boy schlepped a few traps down to the happy hunting grounds. Three days into his trap line, he snagged the fox that made it personal last week.

The pressure is off the birds for a while. The Boy has gone from Kit Carson scout to Jeremiah Johnson mountain man/trapper. He's handy to have around.
In wild food related events this week, we still have deer in the yard every night eating our chicken food. We may have to do something about that soon.

We ate some deer this weekend. To celebrate Cupcakes triumphant return home, Lawman made deer chili and scratch made cornbread for dinner Saturday night.

Sunday morning, Lawman made deer tenderloin gravy.

And in between naps, we went ahead and smoked the bacon we had curing. Then we sliced it up and filled the freezer. This should hold us a couple more weeks?

After we got the bacon squared away, we wrapped up all the Christmas presents.

And as is tradition, we hung all the outside lights and yard decorations to be turned on Thanksgiving night.

We ended the weekend with baked spaghetti and a batch of home made eggnog.

K&K