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Almost done, still some painting to get finished

On Tuesday morning I wasn’t up until 6AM and started working on posts. I forgot to check the light as the sun came up, so you get the next day’s. If I had remembered, I might have gotten it coming in the

On Monday morning I was up at 6AM and worked on editing the 100+ photos taken the day before. I stopped at 7:00AM to start washing down furniture in the living room and washing and rinsing the floor. My

Taken by Tom On Sunday morning I was up at 4:45AM and got my post up. Then I got started prepping for the day. My #3 helper arrived just after 8AM with 4 dozen cider donuts. I knew my 2 interns liked tea

Good day, Hivers! I shared our little chicks a few days ago, so today I'd like to show our hens and roosters, plus some special guests 😁. Empty lots surround our house, so we can raise chickens, fish,

New cider press in butchershop March 2009 It all started when I found this Jaffrey cider press at an estate sale for $50. It looked brand new, unused. Then we had to wait for a crop from the MacIntosh

On Thursday morning I was up around 5:45AM and got my post up. As we approach the Equinox on Tuesday, Sept 22 the sun is slowly making its way down the hallway. I got the kitchen cleaned up and went out

The amaryllis, which just stopped flowering last month, has had a small baby bulb growing off one side. That has put up a flowerbud. I didn’t get up until after 6AM to someone’s disgust. Once he was attended

The trials of aging.

Roundhill Orchards – Empire apple tree On Wednesday morning I wasn’t up until 6:30AM! Boy, was someone ticked off! Once he was attended to, I got started on my post but had to stop at 7:45AM to get ready

On Tuesday morning I was up at 5:15AM and got my post up. When 7:30AM rolled around, I wasn’t feeling up to going to the Small garden. One project I had never finished a long time back was updating the

This is definitely one of the most delightful things I have found while out searching for old barns! I've never seen a barn with a striped roof, so finding this one was quite a surprise. The stripes make

A bit of sun on Monday… On Monday I was up at 5:30AM and started on my post. I stopped several times, once to feed a dying cat, before I finished it around 8:30AM. I sat down for a while then started to

source I wasn’t crazy about the poster this year, so I didn’t get the T shirt. On Sunday morning, I was up just before 6AM and spent a leisurely morning getting my post up. It rained heavily off and on

On Saturday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got my post up. I went out and made some tea and sat down for a while. I like this flavor in my tea in place of cream and sugar and it means I get some protein

Hello Hivers 💕💘, The weeds are off good quality to the animals such as Grasscutter, Rabbits, the guinea pigs and others too. Likewise to the Human being as well. Depending on how much more you can use

The kid and work are currently taking most of my time so progress is slow at the moment. I have to finish this month however so fingers crossed.... I installed 1 kilometer of cables and i still have to

Early late summer morning On Thursday I was up at 4:45AM and got my post up. Then I got sort of organized for the day and finally made it out to the Small garden at 7:45AM after a small breakfast of just

Magnolia still flowering… On Thursday morning I was up at 6AM and got my post up. I folded some of the laundry and then finally headed to the Big garden to finish the weeding around 7:30AM. I tried to