fuzzi's "Gardens and Chickens...and Goats? Oh My!" Journal and More Thread

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Puttering, puttering.

Weather remains dry and fair. I am hoping it lasts a little longer so I can sand and stain the steps. Maybe when I am off on Friday?

Crawlspace guys came by last Saturday, laid the moisture barrier on the ground under the house, sealed up the vents, and installed the dehumidifier. Today the electrician hooked it up to a new breaker he installed. I'm happy, hoping it will help my allergies.
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Had to call the plumber, too, as I couldn't get the sink in the half bath to drain. The drain snake he used kept going up the bathroom vent, so he went under the house and snaked the pipe and cleared the clog from there, yippee!

It's good to have a GOOD plumber.

No frost yet, probably not for a couple weeks. I planted the remaining collard seedlings, so all I am doing now is watering every couple days.
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Chickens are still molting, getting one egg every other day from 6 hens, but the three pullets are growing big girl combs that are reddening.
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Esther is a pretty girl!

I spent part of the weekend cleaning up the areas cleared by the tree guys. There are still so many roots, and I am trying to remove as many as possible so I can level the soil some.
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⬆️ The area to the right of the shed door has been completed and raked. I will probably include some of this area in a goat enclosure, but don't want to twist an ankle in the meanwhile. Out, you nasty roots!
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Amazon has a program where they send you free stuff and expect a review. They offered me a set of 42" electric fence stakes...and I thought "Why not? Price is right". Not sure how I will incorporate them, yet. Still looking, and thinking about possibilities every time I go out in the yard.

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Happy pansy face!
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Saw someone mention elsewhere they were getting new glasses. So am I. I went to my optometrist last week, and wound up ordering a new pair of progressive lenses and frames. I had cataract surgery about 4 years ago, the eye corrected to 20/25 and for the first time since I started driving (1977?) I was able to drive without glasses. I still can, but my astigmatism is causing me to see triple red lights and such...sigh...so while I still can drive without glasses as per DMV regulations, I probably won't.
 

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Pulling roots is hard work. You got it looking real good. I love the pansy, so cheerful.
Too bad about triple red lights. That could be a problem. But at least glasses will help with that.
 

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Pulling roots is hard work. You got it looking real good. I love the pansy, so cheerful.
Too bad about triple red lights. That could be a problem. But at least glasses will help with that.
It didn't really affect my driving, but would prefer to have correction available when the traffic is heavier.

I'm just plugging away, trying to get something done most days, even after a 10 hour day at the office. Didn't happen yesterday, too much walking on concrete floors.

Cleared area in the woods need some work, too, but I don't see it as crucial or important. I do want to clean up the clutter, which will attract snakes.
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Need to find a fence guy...
 

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That red/yellow pansy is beautiful! 😍
Thank you! I fell in love with the color, bought a second 6 pack of pansies just for that.
Roots are hard work to remove. It is looking nice...
Appreciate it. I am cutting a lot of tree roots, most are not more than 1-2" in diameter. I ignore the bigger ones.
 

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