I took the morning off today to plant my replacement tree. It looks pretty good! I added some sage bushes on either side that I thought looked nice in the nursery. I have a few deer grass plants in back … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
I was aroused this morning at about 4 am by the loud sound of splitting wood. I knew right away what it was because nothing else sounds like that: A tree had lost a limb. After finding a shirt and … Continue reading
I had a great weekend off last week, but more about that later. For now let me tell about my new cold brew coffee thingamajig! Cold brewed coffee is something of a trend at the moment, so I probably don’t … Continue reading
I lost one of my hens here at Four Chicken Farm. The Ameraucana was fine on Saturday morning, but by Sunday evening she had gone to the great free range in the sky. She didn’t show any signs of distress, … Continue reading
The 3-day weekend wasn’t as productive as perhaps it might have been, I ran into problems getting my soffit boards. I’ll have to talk to the pro desk at Hills Flat and see whether they can order them for me. … Continue reading
I passed my electrical inspection on Monday! Over the weekend I cleaned up the site and made a couple of runs out to the McCourtney Road transfer station. Grass Valley has to have the most beautiful dump that I’ve ever … Continue reading
The barn is finally ready for my electrical rough-in inspection! I’ve been saying for a while now that it’s almost ready and nearly ready; now it’s finally really ready! I got all of the exterior fixture boxes installed last weekend; … Continue reading
Wow, it’s been a while since I posted an update! I have been working on the barn for the past month, with the exception of one weekend that I took off of that project. I’ve got the electrical rough-in competed … Continue reading
I had a nice 4-day weekend for the 4th of July holiday. I had some family time and also worked on both the barn and my house. I spread 6 yards of bark mulch around the chicken coop in my … Continue reading
The barn siding is slowly but surely coming along. Here’s what I’ve managed to complete so far. The west wall up to the deck ledger should go pretty fast, but above that level I have to worry about accommodating the … Continue reading