We have had a great weekend so far
folks! We got some of our building money, and we have a load of
rebar coming tomorrow. We have decided to go down to a 34ft diameter
dome. When we staked it (40 ft dome) out we noticed that we
mis-staked it and the 34ft is not that much smaller than what we had
staked out..
I got my apple trees ordered, I
ordered ultra mac's for Silver and double delicious for me. I love
the golden and red delicious. The company I ordered from a local
nursery for this state Stark Bros nursery, they offered free shipping
on orders over $85. So as I ordered 2 of each the order with the
free shipping was just over $100. So I saved at least $20.
We had gotten a “pay later” flower
catalog, that had Dahlias (edible root) and a few herb and bee
friendly plants, We have been approved on their credit plan and I
have a order of quite a few flowers coming that will be planted in a
few various places one being our outdoor kitchen that will make it
nice there and I will have lots of butterflies, bees, and humming
birds stopping by.
We have also prepaid on the track hoe
for next weekend as we had rain yesterday evening and this morning it
would have been a waste of time and money getting it for this
weekend. My son is crossing his fingers and behaving overly well in
the hopes of getting to learn how to use it. Well, a 16yr old boy
should have that opportunity to learn it. He's not doing all the
work however. Especially since we need to dig a ditch from the power
pole out to the clearing. I'm NOT
having a child no matter how old digging near the power pole.
The next pay day
we are going to get the chicks ordered, I wanted to do it Friday; but
we didn't get a chance to. I did get the chick food and the new
light for them. We will still need some pine bedding and a cover for
the brooder before they get here though.
Now for the next
week we have to clear area for the track hoe to run in. Yesterday my
son and Silver started on it before the rain showed up. They'll go
back out today after the rain lets up and it drys up a bit. Tomorrow
it'll be just me and Silver working out there.
On another note, I
was thinking about the weather and I believe we are already in our
“Spring pattern” for here as we are getting tons of rain. Which
is normal Spring weather here. Oh, my plant starts have started
sprouting. Cabbages, grains, and tomatoes; also a couple of herbs!
I am very happy about that.
I hope everyone is
having a good weekend!
Be Well, Be Safe,
and Blessed Be...
Anticipating all the excitement of homestead building is finally coming together, isn't it? :)
ReplyDeleteWe're getting rain here also, and it's much needed and appreciated! Hope your weather stays nice for planting.