HOw To BACK FROM THE FARM

Back from the farm, well, back last night and then out again early this morning then back again tonight.  A renovator's work is never done, ha.

Took this picture when we got ready to leave today.  Notice how things greened up?  Of course, some might be weeds, but hey, I'll take the green.  It's a color we missed most of this Summer.  Color from any source is welcome.

It's also nice seeing the porch without all the construction stuff laying around.  For those wondering, the porch railing and stairs were built using pressure treated wood (lasts a long time and is termite proof), and it has to cure before we can paint it.  Side note, never use pressure treated wood in your garden, the chemicals used can leach into your soil around your veggies.

Alas, that tree there in the middle of the photo died in the drought.  It's fate was always up in the air because it had several things going against it.  Now that we have the new stairs on the front moved over a bit, the tree was a little close.  It's also more of a "trash tree", like something that just sprouted up and kept growing sort of wild.  And lastly, even when green, it wasn't very attractive.  So, the drought decided that it wasn't to make it, and as soon as I can get a chainsaw out there, it will come down.  I have a rule though, whenever I cut down a tree, I must replace it with another one, somewhere else on the property.

We got everything done this weekend that was on our short list.  The long list, well, that's a long list.  That might just last for years.

From assembling all the things that still needed to be assembled, to installing cabinet knobs, to lining drawers, to taking measurements for window treatments, to pulling a few things from storage.  In other words, we got stuff done.  I'll be sharing them in the days to come.

It's a slow process but every little step is a step forward.