First, a new Nellie pic, just for Anita.
Harvested half of the grapes tonight, about two gallons. Another load waiting to be picked tomorrow. Looks like I’ll be making jam this weekend!
Archive for August, 2005
August 30, 2005
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August 22, 2005
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Steve was up all night getting things ready for the electric company. They arrived pretty early and set to work. We were missing one thing, some sort of box thingy for the stubby pole, but it’ll be here today and then everything will be set.
The lower part of the trench finished.
Doing whatever it [...]
August 22, 2005
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I still haven’t looked in the camera’s manual to figure out the red eye thing.
Watching Steve operate heavy machinery is good entertainment in these parts. Butt cleavage is free of charge.
And some more flowers:
And this tiny little wildflower:
August 21, 2005
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Mr. Can’t-be-trusted-with-moving-vehicles got a backhoe for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. He’s been out digging the trench for the electricity lines that’s due to be put in tomorrow (and he’s still out there working asI type this, past midnight). The electric company will be out tomorrow to lay the lines. We’re having [...]
August 21, 2005
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August 19, 2005
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I went camera crazy today.
Nasty bug that’s been irritating me this year. I’ve just learned it’s a leaf-footed something or other. I forgot already. Alzheimer’s, here I come!
Banana chile plant:
Grapes getting close:
Passion flower:
Bunny at my all-you-can-eat tomato buffet:
Serrano chile plant:
Four piglets:
Mama, older sister, and some piglets:
And a bunch of assorted flowers:
August 19, 2005
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I finally got up the hill to take a pic of the completed (for now) framework. Now we can get started on the blocks!
Monday, the electricity company will be out to run lines up to the site. That means no more generators needed during the construcion.
General Update
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I have broken the blog down into two categories: “Family Things” and “House Construction”. Folks coming to see the construction progress no longer have to wade through all of the kid and garden photos. The main page you see when you arrive will still have a mish-mosh of both, whatever the last [...]
August 14, 2005
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I’m going to make a separate post about some major changes that are happening. In the meantime…
This weekend was supposed to be one of great accomplishment. It didn’t happen.
Steve’s new truck now needs repair/replacing. The welder he brought home had a generator that doesn’t work. All kinds of things going wrong [...]
August 14, 2005
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The mid-August garden, only chiles, tomatoes, and watermelon left in the main garden.
Duke, “Ain’t I cute?”
“Now take me fishing!”
