Another One Bites the Dust

As I had feared, my posts are going to be a little sporadic. We are still in the process of getting our Internet set-up but as we have to use a satellite Internet provider, it is taking a little longer, costing a little more, and moving closer to the bottom of our "must have" list. However, we are hoping to have it set up within the next two weeks, after we finish digging out the back of the house to put an additional layer of sealant on.

Turns out our garage leaks...took a few days of heavy rain to figure that out but it's better to find out now, while it's still warm enough that we can dig the ground up and reseal everything, instead of the dead of winter or when the snow starts to melt. Certainly not something we planned on but in my brief experience as a home owner, most of the stuff you "plan on" doesn't really transpire as easily or as "cut and dry" as imagined.

At the moment we have a borrowed back-hoe out at the property so we are pushing to finish the rock wall and some other areas that we are going to flatten out (greenhouse, parking, 2 lean-to's, chicken coop/pig pen, dog run, and whatever unforeseen things pop up) as well as dig out the back of the house, reseal it with a water proof/water resistant sealant which we will then cover with a visqueen type material. We will then dig a ditch for the water to run into; this ditch will connect to our rainwater catchment system and allow as to have collect more water. And there's no such thing as too much water!

First level of Rock wall

The back-hoe has really allowed our progress with the rock wall to take off. The bottom terrace now stands about even with me (in height) and we are blasting through the second level. We also have cleared a pathway at the base of the garden area that will allow us to bring a wheel barrow from the top of the garden to the bottom, no problem. We've also cleared an area for a "common" lean-to where we will store firewood, snow mobile and a four wheeler.

Second level of the Rock wall

We are hoping to complete the rock wall within the next two weeks, plant rye grass, rototill, and then put down some manure, peat moss, wood ashes and compost.

We "fell" our first tree too! When we purchased the property, there were 2 dead trees that stood in between the two cabins, just northwest of the sauna. Well along with all the rain we've been getting, we've also been getting some really strong wind that's been whipping through the valley in front of our house. The other night we stood in the driveway, watching the trees sway back and forth and could literally, hear them cracking. So with the help of some experienced friends, we "fell" the tree this past weekend and chopped it up for fire wood.

That's all she wrote at the moment but I'll be back with some crazy pics of the creepy-crawlers that are taking over. The more trees that go down, the more we discover...

PEACE.