With help, we drywalled the bathroom walls and ceiling, prepped the floor and laid down new subfloor for the tile. We also drywalled the exposed living room wall. I am going to miss the wood wall, but it is a total superhighway for mice, so it had to be done.
Sunday was gorgeous. We had a slow morning and went to my favorite farm and ranch store. I had to swap my new carhart overalls for a different size. (My legs are just a tad longer than J thought). While we were there we decided to start fencing. Our inaugural pen is for the dogs, off the west side of the barn. So we got t-posts, fencing, a post setter and a jack to lift posts out. T-posts don't look like much, but they are pricey. We have a ton of them bordering the property. The fences could sure use a facelift. We will use the remover to pull them out as we replace the fencing and re-use them when we divide up the pastures for rotational grazing or new babies (animals, not small children).
Yesterday we received a call that the insulation was finished. We now have what looks like a smurf house, all covered in blue. This means this weekend we can start the sheathing and prepare the house for the new siding. I can't wait to be there full-time. The whole patience thing is a bit of a struggle. This week I have Friday off. (Thank you Veterans). I hope to paint the outside of the bathtub and take care of some of the smaller things that need to wrap up, because Saturday morning it is game on if the weather permits.
I also bought a new book this week that is really bringing on the green thumb jones. The Heirloom Life Gardener by Jere and Emilee Gettle. They are a bit on the eccentric side, which I love about them, and have done an amazing job preserving and re-discovering heirloom seed varieties. They own the Baker Creek Seed Company. Other than the fact that their seed catalogs are an ag geeks winter porn, this new book discusses a lot about the care and growing of the various varieties, especially if you want to save your own seeds. J is getting excited about growing veggies he actually likes. He is not the same fan of zucchini that I am.
He just finished The Dirty Life. I think it has really inspired him, however, I don't think he will sign up to farm 500 acres anytime soon. (Working on him though). I also ordered the documentary Small Farm Rising. One of the farms showcased is Essex Farm, which is the farm of the author of The Dirty Life. As a former New York upper-state short-timer, I am curious to see what's happening in the Adirondack farm world. New York state is one of my favorite places, along with the majority of rural New England. I long for windy back roads and hot apple cider. Mmmm.
Well, off to dream again of orange eggplants and baby goats.
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