Dancing Acorns
A journal of our adventures renovating our 19th-century farmhouse and establishing a farming operation with livestock, crops and maybe that bakery we've dreamed of for so many years.
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Farm Goals
*Build cold cellar
*Insulate attic--done
*Clear brush--in process
*Create mulch pile--done
*Clear out barn--in process
*Load trash into dumpsters--in process
*Clear out entire house--done
*Remove carpet on stairs--done
*Trace/remove old wiring--done
*Remove sidewalks--done
*Demo closets--done
*Strip wallpaper--done
*Apprenticeship on farm--in process
*Go to PASA conference--registered!
*Attend Intro-to-Farming course
*Research pollinator habitat conservation--in process
*Research livestock breeders--in process
*Buy chickens
*Sell eggs
*Buy goats & sheep
*Get guardian dog--in process
*Rekindle bread baking skills
*Learn to drive skid loader (Sue)--in process
*Cull clutter before moving
*Make concrete counter tops
*Improve spinning skills
*Split wood from oak trees--in process
*Plant cedars (our Xmas trees)
*Plant asparagus
*Repair/paint walls
*Sand/finish floors
*Repair/paint henhouse
*Repair/paint outhouse
*Repair soffit on milk house
*Fill in milking troughs--in process
*Cut off milking posts
*Repair barn structural supports
*Repair/replace barn siding
*Repair/replace barn windows
*Repair wet area on barn wall
*Plot pastures/install fencing
Farm Wish List
wooden barn doors
used pizza oven
used kayaks
used hydraulic lift
Baynes spinning wheel
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Plaster
Structo-Lite
Holding pattern
Weekend work
Old House Love
Exterior Trim
More framing, a little demo
Weekend update
Attic framing
Setting the Beam
Refining the layout
Attic insulation
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Holding pattern
Nothing new on the home front. The builders are continuing on with the trim
while Keith and I etch
and plaster
cracks in the attic.
I got the old pedestal sink from Glen today. It's really handsome, and doesn't need a thing.
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