Category: Farm Life
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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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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
