Well, I did it again....got so busy that I didn't take time to blog.
Weather-wise, the good news is we have had some very nice rains and things are greening up again. Also we have had a few very cool days.
This is the strip between the house and the newly painted smokehouse after mowing and trimming. I was almost dead before the rains.(clothes line across).
We have been so busy getting DH's mother moved that there wasn't much time for outside work or anything else. She is settled and loving it. The auction went better than we expected and once the closing is finished we can all breathe a sigh of relief. I got her computer installed on the new stand we bought and she is enjoying her games again.
Speaking of stands, it actually went together easier than the recent shelving I did. I made a change in the house shelving.....I knew I would. I moved the wooden ones to the back porch and put a black wire unit in its place in the kitchen.
The wooden ones fit well on the porch which is where I wanted them in the first place! I have room for one more...if I can survive putting another set together.
I still have two plastic sets in the garage to do but they are simply a stacking job. I want for the milk barn and DH needs another one for tools.
I hope to never have to put something together again! It is never as simple as they make it sound.
We spent some time mowing yesterday afternoon but the tall grass in the orchard was too wet and will have to wait for a sunny day. I did about an hour or more of weed whacking. Now have the working area between the Milk Parlor and the east sheds where the gas tanks are done. There is lots more to do.
Farm
The milker wouldn't start this morning and I had to milk Willow by hand....wow, I am not up for that anymore.
I will put a call in for a technician in the morning. I hope it is something simple (and cheap)!
I have my neighbor checking to find a calf to put on her....sure hope he can find one. I understand they are now selling for $3-400 per calf. That stunned me.
Weather-wise, the good news is we have had some very nice rains and things are greening up again. Also we have had a few very cool days.
We have been so busy getting DH's mother moved that there wasn't much time for outside work or anything else. She is settled and loving it. The auction went better than we expected and once the closing is finished we can all breathe a sigh of relief. I got her computer installed on the new stand we bought and she is enjoying her games again.
Speaking of stands, it actually went together easier than the recent shelving I did. I made a change in the house shelving.....I knew I would. I moved the wooden ones to the back porch and put a black wire unit in its place in the kitchen.
I still have two plastic sets in the garage to do but they are simply a stacking job. I want for the milk barn and DH needs another one for tools.
I hope to never have to put something together again! It is never as simple as they make it sound.
We spent some time mowing yesterday afternoon but the tall grass in the orchard was too wet and will have to wait for a sunny day. I did about an hour or more of weed whacking. Now have the working area between the Milk Parlor and the east sheds where the gas tanks are done. There is lots more to do.
Farm
The milker wouldn't start this morning and I had to milk Willow by hand....wow, I am not up for that anymore.
I will put a call in for a technician in the morning. I hope it is something simple (and cheap)!
I have my neighbor checking to find a calf to put on her....sure hope he can find one. I understand they are now selling for $3-400 per calf. That stunned me.
