Imrik
Veteran Member
Sitting here by the fire (yes it’s 81, the sun is going down and there is a nice breeze). Wifeys birthday is today and us and the boys are relaxing outside.
Some of you asked for an update on how things are going so here ya go.
We are currently in process of getting all our stuff moved but as of Saturday, we are now staying full time.
We decided to do the painting and little remodeling while the house is empty.
We have a few fruit trees planted and discovered a large mulberry tree covered in berries. We have some barred rocks ordered and we will be converting the old pump house into the chicken coop. Starting to put the fence up now also. Was motivated when one of the farm workers drove around on my property. I told him in English AND Spanish I bought the place. Needless to say, I chased him off with a hammer.
Our first challenge came about two weeks ago, we had a rainstorm that dumped 6” of rain in the space of like an hour. I pulled into the driveway and saw some major washouts in my drive.
Well that sucked. Wasn’t much we could do at the time to fix it, and the gravel guy my stepdad knows, had to have ya living there full time to make sure we are here.
Well a week later, we are pulling in the driveway with my father in law in tow. He was driving his Tesla so I warned him about the drive.
Turned into the driveway and some graded and fixed my driveway! Have no idea who did it. My neighbors are awesome!
So. Next part of the homestead build is to finish the fencing and prep for the chickens.
I’ll post a part two when something else interesting happens lol
Some of you asked for an update on how things are going so here ya go.
We are currently in process of getting all our stuff moved but as of Saturday, we are now staying full time.
We decided to do the painting and little remodeling while the house is empty.
We have a few fruit trees planted and discovered a large mulberry tree covered in berries. We have some barred rocks ordered and we will be converting the old pump house into the chicken coop. Starting to put the fence up now also. Was motivated when one of the farm workers drove around on my property. I told him in English AND Spanish I bought the place. Needless to say, I chased him off with a hammer.
Our first challenge came about two weeks ago, we had a rainstorm that dumped 6” of rain in the space of like an hour. I pulled into the driveway and saw some major washouts in my drive.
Well that sucked. Wasn’t much we could do at the time to fix it, and the gravel guy my stepdad knows, had to have ya living there full time to make sure we are here.
Well a week later, we are pulling in the driveway with my father in law in tow. He was driving his Tesla so I warned him about the drive.
Turned into the driveway and some graded and fixed my driveway! Have no idea who did it. My neighbors are awesome!
So. Next part of the homestead build is to finish the fencing and prep for the chickens.
I’ll post a part two when something else interesting happens lol