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.
Tuesday after school we set out for the pasture to mark out the lines where the new fence is going to run. The first step was removing the netting that has been up since early this summer. These longer sections of netting are extremely heavy and awkward to move. I will be so happy when… Continue reading Subdividing the South Pasture: Marking out the lines
As we mentioned a few weeks ago, Edmund contracted to dig the hole for the first fence post for the south pasture. Schedules have been hectic, so we were not able to get together to put the post in, and also, we didn't have the 16 foot gate to measure the post location with. We… Continue reading Subdividing the South Pasture: Setting the First Post
It has been a while since we posted anything here. We've been busy, camping, and going to Swiss wrestling festivals, and of course working on the farm here and there. Now, since Daddy has to go to do that National Guard thing again, we are going to try to write all the blog posts, so… Continue reading Subdividing the North Pasture: Hanging the Gates.
We are getting into the final stretch (get it?) of our North Pasture fencing project. Our friend Vincent came over to help us stretch it. He has never done any fencing before, but that did not prevent him from learning quickly and being a great help. We anchored section one at the west end and… Continue reading Subdividing the North Pasture: Stretching the Fence.
When I pounded the T-Posts on Saturday I checked the fence anchors we built a few weeks ago. All of the twitch wires had come a little loose. This was not surprising, the anchors always settle after a few weeks in the ground, especially with the rain we have had. The wire stretches and slips… Continue reading Fixing the twitch wires
We have rain! Probably about 0.4 inches over Friday night into Saturday. This is good. We can use the extra rain in the garden and in the pasture, get a little more growth going and top of the rain catchment tank before the long dry of summer. This morning, June 21, is also the day… Continue reading Subdividing the North Pasture: Pounding T-Posts
I am Ellie this is my Blog! Can you read it? I was in my house, and I made an Ellie-crown. I made it out of a stick and flowers. Then I ended up in the middle of the field because I walked to get more daisies. This tree is a walnut that should be… Continue reading Odd Jobs: Fencing
Edmund has another contract. This time for $40, For one post hole, minimum 42" deep, big enough to set a railroad tie exactly 16 feet from both corner posts at the gate to the chicken-yard and south pasture. This is the beginning of the next phase of pasture development, step one of dividing up the… Continue reading Subdividing the South Pasture, Part 1: Learning
This post is long overdue, we did all this on May 12 and 13, the two days before Mommy and Daddy went to Ireland for our anniversary. But we didn't get around to posting this because Mommy and Daddy went to Ireland for our anniversary. But here we are, better late than never. You are… Continue reading Subdividing the North Pasture: Final Anchor in the North Pasture, Part 2.
Saturday, May 10, we started digging on the last fence anchor on the North Pasture. By Ellie dad is digging a hole i am helping .dad is measuring the hole . we are finishing the hole i am giving the hole water . this is evie. dad is working on the fens. dad is screwing… Continue reading Subdividing the Pasture: Final Anchor in the North Pasture, Part 1.
Little Farm in the Big City 