Desert Weyr Blog
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Farm Tour Days and Garden Woes
The West Elks Wine Trail Tour is this weekend, so we put up all of our farm tour signs. Unfortunately, my black thumb is finally starting to work. The main batch of corn isn’t doing well. They’re pale green with brown and drying leaves. The corn I transplanted into the main part of the corral… Continue reading
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Becky, Harri, and the Sheep; Construction Continues
Becky and Harri, the new Akbash puppy, are working well together in taking care of the rams. Harri looks one way while Becky watches me. Harri looks like he’s asleep in the field, but he’s really awake and watching for threats to his sheep. Becky came over to confirm it was me and to ensure… Continue reading
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Finishing the Rafters
We’re now getting ready to install the rafters on the east side of the porch. Here are some in-progress and after pictures of the installation process. Continue reading
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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
