New Home on its way

Its been months I know.  Lets just say the summer and fall got away with us between weddings, and back surgery for Russ, and packing... and we are just trying to keep our heads above water. 

 

She is standing about where the new front door will be.  The hazelnut bushes behind her will be pulled out.  We are all getting pretty excited to have a real home soon...

 

 

Now you see the dead walnut tree... 

 

 

Now you dont!  The travel trailer is there now in front of the shop... remember when it looked like this?? 

  I guess it is starting to look better huh???

 

 

I think thats about our 'last' outside pile of junk ready to haul off.  Its taken two years, but we are almost there!!!  And yes.. he is the king of Dads!  :)

 

 

My boy!  waiting for his breakfast...

 

We piled the walnut tree branches that could be used for firewood to be split up later and up they crawled.  My two little peas in a pod...

 

well... as junky as it looks.. its served us well for the two years we were in it.  Remember when it looked like this???

 

 

 

Here's the front area now...

 

 

You know the one you can't see with Labamba there blocking the view of the girlz playhouse?

And the huge test hole dug for DEQ?  lol  We are that close though!!! 

 

 

The last picture of the pool.  I just finished taking it down to store until Spring.  It will go in the new back yard... I think Russ said we will make this a parking area and if I know us, more hoop houses!!  :) 

 

The last of the burn piles.  By next week the old mobile will be hanging out in the field until the new house is in.  They will haul it away on the final trip. 

 

Well not much of an update, but an update nonetheless....  Tomorrow I will take more 'prepics' as things develop this next week.  This is Russ and I's last 'big' adventure, we are tired.  As I am sure we will have many smaller ones as we watch the little girls grow, we embrace this last adventure in life together. 

As always ... Happy Homesteading! 

Garden Update 2012

So here we are with everything we are planting and doing around here... 

Main garden entrance... 

kale and swiss chard... cucs along the fenceline

eggplant and celery... 

radishes in the triangle.. hoops have beans, lemon and Armenian cucs, and peas

the work area.. I really need to mow it!

 rhubarb... currants, artichokes, and flowers for the wedding against the tin shed...

grapes... and in between three rows of beets... the green line is lining turnips and parsnips...

Cheryl's Iris... I keep encouraging them to hop the fence... lol

tomato beds... ready for maters... we will plant in a couple days...

My latest love... columbine... I will be planting many more for next year!

potato beds... and a yard that needs mowed!

Diakon Radishes... also kohlrabi, cow peas, pinto bean, and okra.  Behind are the onion beds. 

Only seed maters... the rest go in the beds, but these are for seed saving!

Peaches... We are thrilled to get so many on this lil tree this year...

the pool is up and ready to go!!!  now it needs to heat back up!!!

the hoop house looks better now.  I weeded and pulled out lettuce seeds... we are planting the next round of greens... I LOVE this hot house...  Russ did fantastic with it!!! 

I know the update is short and sweet.  The DC is this week, then graduation, then graduation party, and then moving Alex into his new apt... so I will post as soon as I have a chance!  :)

Happy Homesteading! 

Gardening update!!!

Well here we are almost May and now we are lagging in getting things in!  Here are a few pics of things we have been working on... 

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we are eating things out of the hoophouse.  Its been GREAT!  I want a couple more!!! 

   The kids play area... 

 The friendship gate I put in so we can have easier access to the neighbor...  It will be nice to have it cleaned up and livable again!  

Our apple trees below... two of them... They sure have alot of blooms this year! 

 Hoops... for beans etc... we are ready to get them planted soon!!! 

 Our rhubarb... its doing really well this year...

 Currants...

 Chives...

 Egyptian walking onions next to some sage and oregano... Hi Kathleen! 

 Onions... I cant wait! 

 Asparagus Bed... getting ready to border it in permanently... 

 Now I am getting sporadic.. starting things and not finishing!  lol  there are Lilacs all along this fenceline with roses that Russ has bought over the years... I am trying to get them all weeded.  We are behind the 8 ball with the weeds out of control last year... I'll get er done though... slowly but surely! 

 Our old boy... he's almost 10.  Still about the best dog in the world...

 this is where Russ will put even more tomatoes... along the driveway... next to the main garden...

 Labamba (the farm truck) ... the clutch is finally gone...lol  but he worked long enough to get all the potato boxes filled with dirt/manure/compost... I tell all the kids... if you can drive Labamba... you can drive anything!  all the potato boxes are in finally!!

 yup... taters!

Taters, sweet taters, and taters again... five boxes in all... we should have enough potatoes to last a little while anyway... 

I mowed the front end of the property today and found the strawberry bed.  I will dig out the leeks tomorrow and get the berries going!  Happy Homesteading!