All summer, I’ve had this project on my list. Finally! I admit, it doesn’t look like much, but it will help me be a bit more organized. I have run out of room in my basement to store things since I expanded my pantry. What needed to move was my Christmas decorations. We have plenty…
Category: Projects
Eh, Not Bad
Continuing my project from yesterday… My garden barrel has been measured, drilled, and sawed. Go HERE to see how that was done. Now begins the slower work of forming the cups that will hold each plant. I borrowed Vernon’s little propane torch. I heated the barrel in a slightly squished circle by my marked lines….
New Project
I’ve been stumbling along through YouTube videos, lately fixated on garden ideas. Somewhere, this website popped up on my feed. It talked of an amazing garden tower and I became fascinated. This garden tower was the size of a fifty five gallon drum with various slotted cuts on it. Nothing too earth shattering, but there…
#TBT: Happy With It, v.2.0
This was first posted February 19, 2011. As I’m finishing up a table, it’s great to look back and see how I did with my entertainment center upcycle. Here she was. And here she is… Complete. OK, Dori, I still haven’t installed your remote so the door can stay shut. Someday… I LOVE my “old” glass…
On The Edge of A Cliff
As par for our summers… we actually HAVE been working on a water project. We’ve been up to our Mesa Pasture a few times, returning this afternoon as well. It was 99 degrees. Not a great day for manual labor… but we had the skid steer, so life was pretty nice despite the temperature. A…
Delivery
Today we took delivery of two sheds. We’ve wanted to expand our calving shed and finally figured out that two custom sheds and some continuous fence, ought to give us some more room. Yes, we could have built them ourselves, but the time saved of buying them, seemed to be the best option. All we…
Corn Feeder
We decided this winter we would feed ear corn to the cows for supplemental feed. To do that easily and in a timely manner, you need a corn feeder. This spring, when we went to the Black Hills Stock Show, Vernon checked out a couple of feeders, and decided they’d be easy enough to make….
Studio Tour Video
Starting from VERY humble beginnings as an old chicken coop… My studio now is a haven for me. It’s quiet. I’ve put my stamp on everything out there… and I honestly could live in there quite easily. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen it, so here’s a tour for your Sunday video…
Thrilled
As my eyes slam shut, I’ll tap out a few words then head for bed. We continued work on my porch today… with rafters… Roof… and my favorite… the old school bell is back! We’re not finished yet… the bell needs bolted, the uprights screwed in, the interior tongue and groove, and eventually, blue tin…
Knock On Wood
After the first big snow when I moved into this house, I knew there had been a faulty design way back in 1952. The existing roofline allowed snow to plummet off the roof and pile in front of the door. To walk out some mornings, you had to put your shoulder to the screen door…
#TBT: Studio Beginnings, v.2.0
Sometimes you forget how far you’ve actually come! My studio looks so much better now! This was first posted September 20, 2009. Here’s the south facing wall of my studio/aka the old chickenhouse… The windows are covered in chicken wire…with traces of plastic sheeting left wafting in the breeze…The tiny picket door needs a latch…
Fish Pond 1.5
Well, I *was* going to finish it today… but somehow LIFE got in the way… My baby chicks arrived. ALIVE! Sixth birthday photos for Lacee. Mowing the lawn because well… lawn’s GROW… Fast moving storms around and about shut me down early. We didn’t get much rain here, but it rained and hailed south of…