We are getting new things ready for markets. Christmas markets are coming, and I know we are registered for one, and Missus just applied to another. There will be Christmas decorations to sell, and gifts or trinkets as well. So Missus and I have both been busy getting at our seperate products. I got to…
Author: The Lord of The Manor
Site Changes
I have been messing around with design tools for the website because I am not a coder. So, I bought some templates to set up the look for me. My trouble is, I wanted to either maintain the look of the site before I added helpful tools, or if I could not, then I wanted…
Halloween – First Snowfall ’24
As I type this, the woodstove is crackling to life from a small bed of coals to a lively fire intended to warm the house against the wintery cold that is starting to arrive here in the valley. There is a faint flurry of snow outside right now, and the clouds are hanging low. Everything…
Warm Woodworking Winter
I moved the Roman workbench onto the front porch yesterday so I can work on some of my projects over winter in a warm place. The shop gets cold! It gets colder in there than it is outside by a few degrees each day, and my hands sting while I work with them. The front…
Last Farmer’s Market
We went to the last Farmer’s Market of the season here in Preston. It was a fun night with all the Trick-Or treaters coming around. We also made more sales than ever before! It is not enough to live on, but we did finally feel like we fit in a little around here and are…
A Little Update
This week has been very busy off the farm! Missus has been teaching 4H classes and we have been sorting out many other things, but the big event this week was the arrival of a new grandchild! Forgive me for not giving further details, but I do want to say what is going on, and…
The Shed, the Fair, and the Panel Raiser
It’s been a busy week with things going on with the kids in school and the Farmer’s Market to attend. I have not had the time to do too much on the shed, but as of tonight I cut the last pieces of wood for it, and they are ready to go up tomorrow if…
Only the Roof and Door Left to Make
There may still be more to put in, but for now, I have all the things I think I want and then some. In fact, the battery tools are definitely coming out off that top shelf, freeing it up for some of the things laying on the floor. Today I finished the frame for the…
Shelves in the Fuel Shed
Today I worked lightly on the fuel shed. I brought over all the fuel cans we have, and the grease and grease gun, and some other tools, and put them in. I decided that the shed can go right next to the Sawmill, and put the cant hook in it, ready to use to flip…
Building A Fuel Shed
I went to the mill the other day to cut up the log that was sat on it. It was initially set there to add to the woodshed, but I realized then that it was too short for what I wanted. I could either move the log away and find another one, or just get…