While down at the cabin, I decided to check on the garlic to see if I had any spouts yet and I was surprised After only 8 days, over half my garlic had sprouted! I always love seeing plants grow, especially the ones I’ve planted myself.I’m not sure what it is about that but it’s […]
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Oh yea, I was singing the song, With a cold front headed in, I knew it was time to get that chimney swept. Last year, while it got done, I wasn’t happy with how it worked.This year, I think I finally found the tool to make the job much easier and I feel it did
Earlier this year, we added some solar panels by the shower shack so we’d have the power we needed to run the pump.After clearing the trees and adding the panels, it got very, very dry here in Oklahoma. Finally, we were able to get all that cleaned up, and it looks so much better!
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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