Before and After
We did it! We got everything on my list done. Even got a compost pit dug, and a lettuce bed planted. Bill's dog house turned out very well. His spoiled dog is snug as a bug.
I plan on getting tin roofs on the other dog houses and my rabbit hutches, plus more hutches built. We have baby bunnies due June 4th, so I need to get a new nest box built.
We started a bumble bee nest, but need a few supplies. I hope to have a pix of that up soon. The story on that is at; http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/NevadaGunn
I also got healthy meals and pantry list started, with help from the "Sonoma Diet" most of it is all fresh grown. My light hut is all done, so hopefully we will have all the greens and herbs we need year round. lastly, I plan on getting a BBQ. for the neighbors, all planed out for the end of the month.
But, I will be taking this weekend off, all I have planned is a much needed lady's retreat to Cowboys rest camp, with the gals from church. http://cowboysrest.org/location.htm
I hope everyone has a very blessed weekend! Smiles Jen
It rained most of the day today, everything smells so good. I wish I could bottle the smell of sagebrush and rain. I didn't get to work on any of my projects today, but it is so worth it.
Today was even more special because, this is the first year my daffodils bloomed!
I found them in a neglected bed that was poorly placed. They didn't bloom, despite all my weeding and care. So I moved them so they could get some sun. Still no blooms, this is the third year since I transplanted them.
Here is the "start" for my light hut. it is a wee crooked, I used an old bathroom mirror, scrap wood, left over High-gloss honeymoth paint, and an old light fixture with a full spectrum fluorescent light. So far I have romaine lettuce, rosemary, thyme, oregano, cherry tomatoes, and roma tomatoes.
I started the lettuce a few weeks ago in the window, turning the box every night. I got weak ,tall seedlings. From what I read about light, on Saturday, if a plant doesn't get enough blue light, you get tall weak seedlings. {so, I wonder if grungy widows filter out blue light, LOL} If a plant gets to much blue light, and not enough red ,you get stunted stocky seedlings. in just a few days under the fluorescent {gives off more blue than red} the seedlings are getting stronger. I need to get to home depot so, I can put in a second incandescent light {gives off more red than blue} hopefully then I will have a balanced light hut. and some yummy veggies.
http://www.gardeners.com/Gardening%20Under%20Lights/5080,default,pg.html
This is my Before photo of our Shed and critters.
The chicks are in the dog kennel, so we need to get their new home done. I want to paint ;the shed, rabbit hutches, and the dog houses, (not in the photo). I did get started on the grow light for indoor veggies, But I need to go to home depot for more supplies. And Bill wants to Build his, spoiled dog a fancy new house.
I hope to have this all done my next Monday.. LOL! we will see if I have bitten off more than I can chew. LOL!
Hi all, I am Jen...... I have lived on farmy type homes all my life. And love and enjoy the life-style. My Hubby thinks I should of been born back in the 1870s rather than 1970s. But now we live on 2 acres in a rural association. I don't think we will leave anytime soon, if ever.
I have tried and tried to get a little homestead going over the years, but we have moved every two to three years. I have been married for 12 years, and I am sick of packing. I told DH that if we have to move again I am buying a camper and living as a gypsy. I hate not having roots, as soon as I got the ground good enough for a garden, or get hens to start laying we would move. The past few years I gave up on trying and got a wee job to help bring in extra cash. But right now, I think my DH is ready to let me have my way. We got a wood stove from a friend, and get our own wood. I used some of my income to buy myself a saw. We have meat rabbits and just got a tiny flock of chicks. I hope to have eggs and a fryer or two soon. My next project is trying to get meals and a pantry organised. And to figure out how to grow greens and tomatoes indoors. I gave up on a garden here last year. We have sunny bright 80 degree weather one day and snow the next. I just quit my wee job today. So I am ready to once again fully embrace a more self-sufficient lifestyle .