I was able to get a bit more progress in the old part basement yesterday, and it’s the sort of progress that actually feels like things are finally moving forward!
Stuff got put back for a change!
Okay, so it’s really all temporary, but still…
The first thing I wanted to work on was getting the now dry shelves back against the wall. My plan was to put both on one side of the centre pillar, instead of one on each side, like it was before.
It didn’t quite work out that way.
Continue readingI just have to share this photo of Creamsicle first!
What a silly kitty!
Continue readingWe did things a bit differently this month, with our bulk shopping.
Usually, we do one big trip at the end of the month, with the bulk of the shopping done at Costco. As we’ve gotten to know different stores that we now go to regularly, that monthly shopping day has expanded to include going to at least 3 different major stores to stock up. Sometimes more.
The van gets very full and heavy. Especially with the weight of cat litter and giant bags of kibble that we have to pack everything else around.
So at the end of February, we decided to split the trip into two. The first trip focused more on stocking up for us humans, and a second trip would be to top up anything we needed, but mostly pick up the bulky bags of kibble and boxes of litter.
Today was our top up day.
Our timing to try this could have been better…
Continue readingI had some company while I was doing my rounds this morning.
I thought it was just adorable, how they loafed themselves against the wind, while keeping their toes out of the snow. :-D
I would love to have been able to do that same, this morning!
Continue readingIn the last little while, I’ve been discovering some really excellent resources online, for making and doing “stuff.”
When I find a great resource, I love to share! So I am going to try something new.
Once a week (at least for now; I might change it later), I will put up a “Recommended” post. Each post will feature some resource that I found excellent, and I will give a brief review of why I found this resource particularly worthy of recommendation.
The focus for most of these will be somehow related to our own situation – being back on the family farm and having to start over again in so many ways – but also simply following our interests. So there will be resources (mostly YouTube channels) for specific skills, like brewing or building, to cooking and gardening, to people using historical skills. Basically, a lot of “homesteading” type stuff, I guess, but I think they will still appeal to, or be helpful for, people anywhere.
I will start by posting these on Wednesdays, beginning tomorrow, and see where it goes from there. Feedback will definitely be appreciated, and if anyone has their own resources they’d like to share, please to leave information in the comments, and I’ll review them for possible future posts.
I hope you enjoy these!
The Re-Farmer
I’ve been told I should make sure to add warnings before I post certain things, so I’ll start with that. Towards the end of this post, there are pictures of a dead bird.
Aside from that, during my morning rounds, I did get photos of Two Face. Her wound is healing quite nicely. You can hardly tell where it is, if you’re not looking for it!
Continue readingPart of my morning routine, after I’ve done my rounds and switched out the memory cards on the trail cams, is to review what the cameras recorded.
It’s not unusual for me to see things they recorded that we miss completely, otherwise. Like all the deer that go past one of the cameras while we are in bed.
Every now and then, though, I catch something that I should have seen myself, but somehow missed!
Like the top line of barbed wire on a fence being damaged!
Continue readingYesterday was our day to do our monthly shop, which always makes for a long day. We actually decided not to do a full shop, though, and will go back later in the month. Specifically, we didn’t get all the cat kibble and litter we usually do. It gets really hard to pack the van with groceries with so many bags and boxes taking up space!
I’m really enjoying the longer daylight hours, too. It was still daylight when we came home!
We were greeted with gorgeous views in the morning, too.
Continue readingWe got some things done over the last couple of days, but I’m not quite sure there has been progress on some of them! :-D
Continue readingPhoto heavy post ahead! :-)
Today, I started cleaning up in the old part basement. Since I would have to move things to clean under them anyhow, I decided it was time to finally do the proper clean up I was intending to do, later in the year.
I started in the half of the basement near the septic pump, since that’s where the biggest mess was. Slowly, I’ll work my way over to the other half, where the tanks, well- and sump-pumps are, as well as the space that used to hold firewood. There are now two broken hot water tanks stored on that side, so while there’s less there to clean up, it’s got the big stuff.
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