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A quick update

A quick update

Hello everyone. Its been a while, but things have been busy. I have two new project cars, the shop is under way, more work on the garden on the property, and other bits of news. Im not sure which topic to start with so I think I will go with "Happy New Years". Yes, in Feburary. I honestly dont know how January slipped by so quick. Time seems to be speeding up, or I am slowing down, either way I blink and another month is gone. In other news, there is finally progress…Read more …
New things happening this month….

New things happening this month….

Well, the heat is finally here and I haven't been spending too much time up on the property. Mostly I go up in the morning and take care of the things I need to do like watering the plants and checking on stuff. I purchased two new raised beds made from corrugated Gavalume, with some kind of paint on them to help with corrosion. I plan on putting one together this weekend and getting some pictures of it. I probably won't install them this weekend since I want to level a spot and…Read more …
A quick update…

A quick update…

I haven't had much time to post the last couple of weeks. My shop is a 'go'. Submitted the paperwork for the permit last Friday and am waiting to hear back. For all those that that have dared the maze that is my garage workshop, I will soon have a 40'x50' workshop if all goes to plans. The plants seem to be happy still. I had to move the Tayberries out of the greenhouse. They were taking over, tangled in each other and the other plants. I moved them out to the deck…Read more …
Spring Storms….

Spring Storms….

The first week of May brought a storm through the area. It's kinda rare to have a thunderstorm in the central valley but we received a good one complete with plenty of thunder, lightning, and wind. It is beginning to become apparent that if there is a stiff breeze on the valley floor then it's going to be gale force up in our hills. If you think I'm exaggerating, remember this pic from a couple weeks ago showing the new screens for the greenhouse roof? Well, this what I found two days after…Read more …
Things are growing….

Things are growing….

And not just my beltline. ;) It doesnt seem like its been a month since my last post, but the date in the header doesnt lie. The medlar tree has flowered. They are good size blooms, around an inch across. Since I put this tree in the ground in Feb it has taken to the spot and out performed all expectations. Here is what the flowers look like..... Neat flowers and they were at the end of every branch. I couldnt sense any fragrance or smell from them, nothing at all. I was…Read more …
Spring is starting 2…..

Spring is starting 2…..

After years of trying various lighting and humidity profiles to grow my coffee plants, I think I may have got close to the right conditions. I know this because not only are they growing well, but they have flowers.. They seem to be happy, and they are pretty little flowers... I spent last Saturday moving the greenhouse from my backyard up to the property on the hill by the shed (due to the asshole behind me planting a bunch of trees to block my sun for growing things) . The greenhouse was in…Read more …
Spring is starting…

Spring is starting…

Just a quick post. I planted this years batch of trees in the ground, and blueberries/tayberries in pots the second weekend in Feburary. We have had more rain this year than usual and the springs are running still at the end of March. The first tree to wake up was a Medlar from Trees of Antiquity. It was a stick when we put dirt around it and now a few weeks later its leafed.In fact, I think it already has flower buds on it....I haven't grown one of these trees before, so I…Read more …
New oven for the property

New oven for the property

Its been a while since I posted any updates on the property/shed. Actually, there wont be much about either one of those in this post, but it kinda ties in since the oven is in the shed.... Yeah, its a stretch but it will have to do. So I've been enjoying the shed almost every weekend this winter since I have a 2 burner coleman stove and a teeny tiny wood stove. The coleman is great to make my coffee with, and the stove always has a pot of water warming on top…Read more …
Been too busy to post much….

Been too busy to post much….

I've been busy, spending almost every weekend up on the property getting things done. We have wells, dad has a shop, some roads are cut. My big project has been building a shed. I knew where I wanted it, figured out what I wanted it to look like, and then I got started. 8/26/17 9/16/17 10/28/17 10/29/17 12/27/17 12/28/17 12/29/17 12/30/17 12/31/17 1/7/18 1/21/18 2/3/18 2/10/18   More to come as I keep making progress..        Read more …
Finally!…. Land!!!!

Finally!…. Land!!!!

Well, if you have followed this blog then you know I have been looking for land, somewhere in the hills to get away to.  It has happened. The whole family has bought into 280 acres of rolling hills and river. Here are some pics.Read more …
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