Category Archives: Cleanup

Teetering at tree hights

My Uncle came over to look at our old fruit trees, give us a lesson on tree trimming,  and then trimmed them up for us (Thanks a bunch). Unfortunately the ones we have are in vary bad shape. They will … Continue reading

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Of mice and men…we’re winning…(so far)

We have mice! YUCK. The nasty putrid little vermin had the audacity to poop on my counter. Which then inspired a kitchen disinfection cleanup. So far we have killed three in mouse traps. It all started with a noise that … Continue reading

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Brush hogging happiness

We rented a D R Brush Mower and had fun taking out sticker bushes. It was wonderful. Okay so maybe it was exhausting and I did get three blisters. BUT, it was so nice getting rid of some of those … Continue reading

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Sixth burn pile of the season

Hmm, what is there to say about this other than yes I did burn another pile of brush.

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Burning again

It’s been dry enough that I was able to start our fourth and fifth burn piles for the season. Four more piles are waiting for me to burn and more to be made. I am going to feel very happy … Continue reading

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Tackling the ‘Let’s put it off’ room

Yup, we have managed to put off working on this room for over a month. Mostly because we knew it was going to be a pain in the butt getting all the plywood off. Not to mention we would be … Continue reading

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Mowing, limbing, firewood, rock walls, and bramble removal

Seems like there hasn’t been a whole lot posted this month on progress we have made on the house. That got me thinking about what we have been doing. So here it goes… Lee has basically gotten all of the … Continue reading

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Weekend Update

Well, the weekend didn’t go quite how we hoped, but at least a few things got done.  We took another load of the former occupant’s trash to the dump.  Yes, we are sadly still working on that.  I believe one … Continue reading

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Going out on a limb for chickens

I’m getting chickens this spring. I am beyond excited to say the least. I still have to pick my breeds out and am not sure whether to buy them local or order from McMurray Hatchery. If I order from McMurray … Continue reading

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Mouse poop redux

Yes we did it again. After much putting off on Lee’s part we finally worked on tearing out most of the living room ceiling. We left a stretch on at the very front of the house as it helps keep … Continue reading

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