We had a pretty productive and exciting weekend on the ol' homestead! With tons of pics to go with it, here's the low-down...

( Flora & Fauna: Last of the Garden; Chickens, Goats, Peacocks, and Turkeys... )

Catch-up post liek whoa!

Diary of a Fail CakeOr, Confections for Grandpa's 85th Birthday ( Read more... )

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I did something crazy.

Well, 99% anyway. May have to tweak the gate a bit, and maybe add a hot wire, but for all intents and purposes it's done. YAY! It went a lot faster than I expected (and ever could've hoped), due in large part to the post driver and the fact that Jack disked and rolled last week (the few posts in an area that hadn't been were like driving a stake ( Read more... )

- ( Pastor came out to check on the bees on Tuesday... )

Ian said "okay" to the goats! :D :D :D

I send the deposit today and can pick them up when they're weaned around the end of April!
*runs around in circles giggling like a little girl*

And a bonus: I had just priced some fence panels on Saturday when yesterday a guy in Napa posted six of them on CL for less than half the price - score!. They're too ( Read more... )

Well I finally, finally, FINALLY got my dirt paid for and delivered yesterday, and I spent the whole day prepping the garden beds. It is WONDERFUL, lovely, and awesome dirt! :B

But before that, here are some of the latest random pics... ( Ian mows, Poo has a basket, and Pippa and Poo watch the taunting squirrel... )

So, like the dummy I am, I forgot to take a picture of the last two finished stained glass panels in their frames during the day. Thus, the lovely natural light was lost. Le sigh. Instead you will have to deal with this pic under artificial light...

( Ooooh, sparkly... (and job rambling) )

( Just a few pics showing the progress I made yesterday... )