They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
One of the ongoing projects here at the farm is a rainwater capture tank to catch rainwater from the roof of the shop. It is quite a large tank, so we have been preparing the bed with some care. Uncle has been doing most of the digging for the last few weeks. He has been… Continue reading The Pit and the Pad
Well, it's been real. It's been fun. It's even been real fun. But you know what they say: What gets dug, must get un-dug. They.
We had a bit of an adventure last Thursday, (actually, two Thursdays ago by the time this publishes). It was a bit of a catiwumpus day to begin with, Daddy's phone died so he slept in, then Winnie had a fever, but Mommy had to go to a tax appointment, so Daddy had to stay… Continue reading Cry Sis!
What is Uncle up to here?
Yesterday was a beautiful and glorious afternoon, so after Daddy got home from work, he gathered up the three oldest kids and took them to the farm to run in the sun and frolic in the field. The project we were planning on was removing the last remnants of the old center fence at the… Continue reading Sunny Afternoon
We have been having issues with the dog lately, running back into the berry patch behind the garden. He likes to run back and forth along the fence separating the berry patch from the old orchard, barking his head off at the pigs and the geese, trampling the goumi berries and disturbing the mother goose… Continue reading Down by the Garden Gate.
By an unusual and not altogether pleasant turn of events (Mommy got sick and had to stay home from work) we got two extra family days this week. Daddy and Seppi and Ellie took a few hours in the afternoon to get some plumbing done. First, of course, a trip to the hardware store to… Continue reading Plumbing the pasture water line: Day 1
Mommy has strep throat, so Daddy took the older three kids to the farm to give her time to recuperate. While there we worked on burying the first run of PEX pipe. Now, the trick to burying pipe for longevity is to make sure that there are no rocks next to the pipe. With movement… Continue reading Let’s play a game…
Saturday Morning, Ryan and Adam got about two hours of digging in on the trench. We dug about until sunrise before taking a fast break for breakfast. Adam had busted out the pick ax which definitely made a quicker job of breaking through the hardpan and dislodging stubborn rocks. Once the pack was loosened, then… Continue reading More Digging
Ryan and Adam have really been pushing hard to get the water line in for the past year. Whatthis involves right now is mainly a lot of digging. The trench has to be extended to at least 18 inches deep, which means that it needs to be wide enough to stand in, and in most… Continue reading Diggy Diggy Trench
Little Farm in the Big City 