Showing posts with label infrastructure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label infrastructure. Show all posts
04 December 2016

Stained Glass Barn Windows

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Okay maybe not exactly glass.  Should serve to block the wind, though, while still letting in light.  (For the non farm people out there, th...
19 May 2016

Permaculture Inspired Design: Ponds and Drainage

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One of the main drivers of this summer's landscaping work is to improve the drainage on the west side of the house. There is a su...
08 April 2016

Permaculture inspired landscape : evergreens

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Today the Younger Boy and I went over the creek and through the woods and dug up some trees.  We don't have many evergreens, but they...
29 March 2016

Permaculture - inspired landscape design: dirt

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Today things finally had thawed enough to get the skidsteer going.  The giant windrow of composted barnyard stuff is somewhat mixed... There...
21 March 2016

Permaculture - inspired landscape design

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I've been reading a lot of permaculture books - lots of emphasis on water management and designing for ease of use and maintenance.  I h...
23 February 2016

Kitchen update!

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We have an Ikea kitchen, which I very much like. The white laminate doors are getting kinda weary, though, ten years on. It's impossible...
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11 March 2015

Digging

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Boy and dog for scale. It's a deep hole! Dug up lots more rocks. The fountain is looking better with more stones around the edge. 
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07 March 2015

Playing in the dirt

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The south slope  in front of the house has melted.  I have plans to terrace the yard space this summer, making it more useful (and less trea...
06 March 2015

A torii for my yard

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I think I might need one. 
17 November 2014

The Cow Buffet is now open for business

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Today The Boy and his friend helped me roll the bales from the driveway (where they were delivered yesterday afternoon) into the fee...
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15 October 2014

Yes, I’m here.

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I haven’t written much lately … I’ve been quite busy, doing one thing or another, recovering from a cold, struggling to sleep, catching up o...
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26 July 2014

Gold medal?

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I am really not sure what the level above “trifecta” is but I think even if there is one, I’ve exceeded it. I am declaring this last accompl...
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21 July 2014

And for the trifecta…

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… I cleared out the loft today. I wore shoes this time, but my feet still hurt. As does my thumb, I poked it on something sharp. A littl...
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15 July 2014

Whitewash

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The barn is dark inside. It has windows, and I usually have the door open, but still, it’s quite dingy in there. So today, after convertin...
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18 October 2013

The new sheep feeder

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Today was the first test of the new sheep feeder, designed by me but built mostly by The Boy (I did help a little). The prototype was bu...
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13 October 2013

Getting ready for the snow

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Before we know it, the snow is gonna be here. The pressure to get the summer jobs finished is now at maximum. I split a pile of wood today...
05 September 2013

This is not a gadget.

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The Reluctant Farmer decided that purchasing a robotic floor cleaner would be a good investment in our relationship . I was skeptical, I mea...
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15 August 2013

Another week for George, and a new sheep feeder

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George the calf has has his two summers and a winter, and it’s time for his ride to the last stop before the Big Pasture in the Sky. However...
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20 July 2013

New watering strategy for the stock

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The shape of the pastures and barnyard is an evolving thing, still. I would like it if we could just figure it out and stick with one good, ...
18 May 2013

Sunny day, more fence repairs.

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The weather forecast is FINALLY calling for some rain this week, which is good - we have had no rain but a few little sprinkles not worth pu...