Desert Weyr Blog
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Construction Progress
Here we are, finally getting the porch cover started. Our next step is to put up the header board on the side of the house to hold the rafters in place. Continue reading
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Painting
To save time and make finishing work easier, all of the lumber we’re using has been primed and painted before the start of roof assembly. It’s almost time to put the roof up over the new porch, too. Continue reading
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Garvin Mesa Rainbow
There was a gorgeous rainbow over the mesa (and the sheep) this morning. Continue reading
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Colorado Woolgrower of the Year
We went to Montrose to attend the Colorado Woolgrowers’ Convention on the 22nd and 23rd of July. I was thrilled to be chosen as the 2009 Colorado Woolgrower of the Year, “in recognition of your dedication to improving and promoting the Colorado sheep industry.” I managed to finish the cloak, and I wore it up… Continue reading
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Porch Concrete, Poured
Originally, Bill was going to build the roof over the porch first, but some of the lumber didn’t arrive in time. The concrete got poured first instead. Continue reading
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Sample Socks, Cloak, and Concrete
Today, we got back some sock samples that we’re having made from our Black Welsh Mountain wool. We’ll be offering both a hiking crew and a terry sock in men’s and women’s sizes. The labels turned out really nice. Bill used the tractor to do the final filling of the holes before the concrete truck… Continue reading
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Ready for Concrete
We’re nearly ready to pour the concrete footers for the new porch. Continue reading
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Porch Construction
The posts holding the roof of the new porch need to be set in concrete piers. They will each have a large footer. Our next task was to position them properly and dig the necessary holes. Continue reading
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Winnie and Construction
We moved Winnie in with the rams so that we could let them graze the front pear orchard. She’s really being good about staying with them. Construction work on the new porch has begun, and we removed the old porch cover today. Continue reading
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Second Harvest
The second pea harvest has been much larger than the first. The corn is growing well, but the melons aren’t doing much. Continue reading