Christmas 2014
Arrived on December 26 and all is well although the combine is still here.
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New Fence, Piper & Other Improvements – Nov. 2014
Installation of the 4-rail fence along the road, Piper for her first visit to the farm, arrival of the artic vortex, and selling the combine made this week a memorable, very cold experience.
Continue ReadingOct. 6, 2014 Work Week
Saturday afternoon, 10/4/14 – Cleaned up and picked up. Relaxed. Cotton is high and dark green. Very few pecans but plenty of acorns. Nothing living in holes under the house. Lawn freshly mowed by Ted. Sunday – Sprayed Clear Pasture on weeds on west side of house and Johnson Grass across road. Picked up limbs […]
Continue ReadingJuly 4, 2014 Work Week
Began on Sunday, June 29, and worked in the morning, long break during the heat of midday and then again from 4 pm until we quit. Hot and humid but green and lush. Below are notes of what we did each day. Sunday – Ted had cut the grass Saturday so today I cut the ditch […]
Continue ReadingTree trimming by Crain’s Tree & Landscaping
Crain’s Landscaping and Tree service cut the west half of the pecan tree hanging over the grain and took down the top of the main branch trunk hanging over the house. Both were rotten or empty inside. Piled some of the limbs on top larger ones and Mary drove the truck to pull the piles […]
Continue ReadingApril 2014
Wednesday: Arrived at 3:30 and found everything in order. With newly repaired 4-cycle wheeled line trimmer I trimmed around the house and back azalea bed and pecan trees. Roses blooming great Blueberry bushes are loaded Pecans are just beginning to leaf out Blue Birds are hauling stuff OUT of the blue bird house. Thursday: Heavy […]
Continue ReadingMarch 12, 2014 Early Spring Work
Odd jobs inside including repair of the PVC line from the pump into the utility room as the very cold winter froze and shatter that pipe. The freeze also broke a PEZ brass fitting just inside the wall. Then found that when the cover sheet rock was screwed into place after the last repair one of […]
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More Cold Nights
Since the last winter storm the temperature has dropped into the 20’s and there was even a snow day on January 28. Then on the morning of January 30 it got down to 17 degrees.
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January 2013 freezing temps
January 7, 2014 By late afternoon on the 7th the temperature rose to a high of 34 degrees. January 8, 2014Afterwards Ted said: ” All ok, [pump not damaged] we let couple lines drip and disconnected automatic waters, No issues, sure was some cold nights. I ran springlers on my fruit trees, iced them […]
Continue ReadingChristmas 2013
Enjoyed the Christmas season along with the rain, cold weather and warm fires in the fire place. Got a lot of small things done inside and one BIG thing – raising the barn at the rotten pole and the one Daddy backed into. The Driskell’s had cleared out the tallow trees behind the ditch over […]
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