One of our projects this year was to get rid of the old, unusale outhouse. That day finally came! It was glorious, and I’m so glad we were able to get rid of it! Shockingly, the project ended up going much smoother than expected.But chainsaws make everyrthing easier don’t they?
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I’m not sure how it happened, but Fall got here before I realized it.I’m not sure why since it happens the same time every year, but I just wasn’t ready. After much discussion, we decided we’d plant the garlic at the cabin this year instead of at our main house. The hopes is to be
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This isn’t my favorite thing in the world to do, but I love the outcome! It’s time to process the 3 roosters from the last batch of chicks we had.We had 7 chicks, 4 female, 3 male.We kept the girls, but it’s time to process the boys. I got a chance to teach the neighbor
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I love roasted pumpkin seeds.Today, I bring you along for my first batch of the year Ingredients:– pumpkin seeds– oil– saltOven to 350 degrees Wash and dry your pumpkin seed. Lightly toss in oil of your choice (I used olive oil)Bake at 350 for 20-35 minutes (or done to your liking) stirring every 5 minutes
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We first started this project in the early Spring, and just finally got it completed, and even with that, what I expected to 2 in a single weekend, took 2. We are happy with the outcome though. It looks the way my bride wanted, and that’s what matters.I’m looking forward to seeing what a difference
Day 2, and really wanted it to be the final day of this project.But that battery issue I had just wasn’t going to make that possible, even when using a handsaw.
As winter fast approaches, it’s time to really get the cabin ready for it! There is no insulation under the floor of this cabin, and not enough crawl space to put any in, so by putting up just a thin layer of insulation and then some of the nice looking rusted tin we took off
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Another quick trip to the cabin to bring some firewood and clean up the area before deer season started. While down here I had a surpise, the deer feeder had been knocked down! It wasn’t in good shape. While making the video, I was pretty sure it was bear, but wasn’t till later that I
It’s really hard for me to believe it’s been over 2 months since our last video.However, summers in Oklahoma are usually brutally hot, and this year was no exception.It was just too hot for me to go to the cabin much or do any work outside I didn’t have to. This weeks video was filmed
In this weeks video, I had some chores to do. Mowing, gravel, and solar projects were all on tap for this 100 degree day. Solar First on tap was working on the solar panels.We’ve had a problem where we can’t run the small window AC unit for more than 5-10 minutes most of the time.Every
