What can I complain about muscle sore. It is so much easier than the pain in the bones due to the arthritis. But I am chronicling days without it, so today I was muscle sore. To make it a bit easier, the heavy work I did today was all in the tractor. So it was…
Dispatches From The Farm
More Work Done Today
Today was a good day. I had some help with the firewood again, and we got the trailer topped off then unloaded it into the bunk. I was talked into moving the wood splitter back into the service yard where a piece that is split can be put straight into the bunk after, rather than…
A Lovely October Day Working
It has been a day of work and family down on the farm today. Our second son came by and helped out with the wood again, and it was very welcome help, for sure! There was a distraction from getting started, and I should have seen to it before we walked out to the log…
Laser Therapy
We picked up a GlowForge about two years ago now, and Missus has been happily cutting away with it since. But GlowForge has its problems. For a long time, the materials they offer have been very high priced, and often out of stock. They have very proprietary parts for the machine. Also, they have the…
Kids and Firewood
Today was a fantastic day on the farm. Two of the kids were down to the house with their wives. It was great to see them all! It was well timed too, in the sense that it was rainy today, and there was no working outside. We also had a delivery today that required us…
1 October, 2023
Last week there was very little firewood in the bunk to begin with. I now have it a quarter full and have a little saga to tell about. The logsplitter was doing pretty good handling the wood I had out there, it’s little Honda motor whirring away, giving me confidence in the machine. But somehow…
Snow on the Mountains! Peachick!
I am sat down with a hot cappucino at hand and lip, and am reflecting on the day I had today. It was a good one! I have nothing to complain about. But there are comments. First, I managed to keep the snooze button on any anxieties pressed till 6:00AM, then got up and got…
Welding: A New Hobby?
Yesterday a new welder arrived in the shop, and I got it together and gave it a go. I tried it with a stick welder last summer and have been advised since that wire welding is a lot easier to do. So, I got a multi-process welder that works amazingly on 110Volt electric from Lincoln…
The Great Goat Escape
On my way back into the driveway from taking the girls to school yesterday I came around past the West gate and saw something out the corner of my eye. It was the billygoat taking a run at the Ford. Luckily he was tring to take out the wheel and not body panels. I went…
Worked on the Trailer Today
It’s meant to rain tomorrow and Monday. It would interfere with work on the trailer, so we got up and got at it today. My main focus was to build on the backing and top of the shelf Missus is using to set the checkout on. I wanted ti to come out pretty good, so…