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Mountain Man
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Busy...Busy....Busy!! Hey I ain't complaining.... 
Got all the gravel moved back onto the driveway that got plowed off when clearing the driveway of snow. Cleaned all the salt down and power washed the steps/walkway. Raked a couple piles of leaves I didn't get moved on time and will get those to the garden tomorrow. I have a huge mole problem that I need to figure out how to address.
Saw my first robins of the year!!! They were in my winter rye covered garden!!!
That means that there are worms in the garden!!!
I made a huge mistake when building the cold frame. I took out a sliding glass window, so I framed that in thinking it would be nice to have for a cold frame. I built it on a hard level surface, moved it to the location I decided would work the best. Then I started loading the dirt in, I filled one side pushed it over to be level. So as I went to move the window over, it was stuck, so thinking about it, the frame must have twisted while under all the weight.
I didn't want to loose the glass, after some prying and moving, I was able to remove the glass. So I had to do some back yard engineering and figure out how to hinge it. So I had some hinges I bought at a auction last year, and was able to fit/screw those to the window metal frame than back to the box. It needed some work on it now as well. I had to use my first piece of new lumber that I paid to use on this project.
I took the cost of dirt out of my SS fund and mixed it with some of my own dirt from the tater baskets last year. I have put the word out on some containers that I am going to paint black, fill with salt water to absorb heat during the day.
Somehow I thought this project was pretty straight forward, and through doing it I learned a few things I didn't expect to happen. I was a bit snuffed by how to mount the glass and in the end figure it out after thinking it over a couple days. I will also need to seal the edges a little better. Personally, I don't think I know it all, but I am always willing to learn from my mistakes. The frame tweaking never occurred to me, also the reason I need to put a small seal around the window.
You wouldn't believe how much I am learning on my way to being SS, its not everyday, but more often than if I just lived like most of the population.
Planning a vacation this summer, thinking a couple weeks right now, maybe three if we go overseas. With the way everything is, we might just wonder state side. New England area perhaps.
How your all doing well, animals having babies, chicks doing good, and planning/moving forward on your gardens.
Think what your going to do Earth Day this year?
Got all the gravel moved back onto the driveway that got plowed off when clearing the driveway of snow. Cleaned all the salt down and power washed the steps/walkway. Raked a couple piles of leaves I didn't get moved on time and will get those to the garden tomorrow. I have a huge mole problem that I need to figure out how to address.
Saw my first robins of the year!!! They were in my winter rye covered garden!!!
That means that there are worms in the garden!!! I made a huge mistake when building the cold frame. I took out a sliding glass window, so I framed that in thinking it would be nice to have for a cold frame. I built it on a hard level surface, moved it to the location I decided would work the best. Then I started loading the dirt in, I filled one side pushed it over to be level. So as I went to move the window over, it was stuck, so thinking about it, the frame must have twisted while under all the weight.
I didn't want to loose the glass, after some prying and moving, I was able to remove the glass. So I had to do some back yard engineering and figure out how to hinge it. So I had some hinges I bought at a auction last year, and was able to fit/screw those to the window metal frame than back to the box. It needed some work on it now as well. I had to use my first piece of new lumber that I paid to use on this project.
I took the cost of dirt out of my SS fund and mixed it with some of my own dirt from the tater baskets last year. I have put the word out on some containers that I am going to paint black, fill with salt water to absorb heat during the day.
Somehow I thought this project was pretty straight forward, and through doing it I learned a few things I didn't expect to happen. I was a bit snuffed by how to mount the glass and in the end figure it out after thinking it over a couple days. I will also need to seal the edges a little better. Personally, I don't think I know it all, but I am always willing to learn from my mistakes. The frame tweaking never occurred to me, also the reason I need to put a small seal around the window.
You wouldn't believe how much I am learning on my way to being SS, its not everyday, but more often than if I just lived like most of the population.
Planning a vacation this summer, thinking a couple weeks right now, maybe three if we go overseas. With the way everything is, we might just wonder state side. New England area perhaps.
How your all doing well, animals having babies, chicks doing good, and planning/moving forward on your gardens.
Think what your going to do Earth Day this year?
I added salt water instead of anti-freeze so perhaps it won't freeze in the winter. If it should ever spill/break open the environmental impact would be far less. 
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