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End of the Road Farm
sKePTiKal:
Winding up year 2 here. Overall, it's been a pretty good year.
No way for me to control the weather - which slowed down getting power to the barn significantly and made it impossible to do the garden basics I had planned. Totals aren't in yet; but it appears my area has had twice the normal rainfall as usual. Part of that is due to the jet stream pattern; which is always shifting - even though "perception" is that it usually follows a seasonal pattern within a certain range.
Back in the 60s, I remember seeing actual photos of snow piled halfway up the telephone poles. And Hol was born in the blizzard of '78; nurses were stuck at the hospital for days. In '96, IIRC, this area had 4 ft of snow from one storm. Those were all variations on the jet stream... climate is ALWAYS changing; mother nature dances to a different drummer than what we humans want -- and couldn't care less about our planned activities or druthers. LOL.
I'm learning to shift my plans around the weather. Today is the last day this week it's going to be dry and not miserably cold too. More bobcat work today - even though I have other things to think about doing.
The garage ceiling is now 2/3 insulated; that's the floor under my kitchen/dining area. I THINK (fingers crossed) I found where the frequent strong wind has been getting in! We'll know eventually. I have enough batts to finish down there (easily accomplished when it's raining outside) and perhaps even add a second layer along the exterior concrete walls.
Holly is still tossing around sites and styles of houses, in her head. This is really the most important part of building and makes working with a contractor that much easier. She wants me to look at a possible site in the back 40. That will add a degree of difficulty she hasn't considered yet, especially for well/septic and site work. But, that will get brought up in due course.
Because of the wet year, I've focused on the interior a lot. Still waiting on one more delivery for guest room... and debating ordering a sleep sofa for downstairs. I think I will - but it might wait till spring.
This year, I've been getting back to my "fighting weight" and building work muscles & stamina. Maintaining and developing the place, is a positive feedback loop. I knew that when I decided to plant myself here. It's working as planned... so that's a good thing. I'm beginning to de-Michael my "stuff" too. No point in having reminders to pick old scabs these days. Probably about the time I get it all the way I want it, some other man will want to do things his way... and mess it all up again! LOL... if I let him. :evil grin:
But there aren't any candidates for that right now... and I'm a little TOO BUSY, to care.
lighter:
I find that things happen when we least expect them, Amber. We've had the same wet summer. My truck started growing moss all over the interior. I think I posted about it. All taken care of now.
Sounds like you've been very busy, and continue moving ahead with projects.
Will be so satisfying to plug up that draft!
Looking forward to Hol's site selection, and ideas on building plans.
Lighter
Hopalong:
Sadly, I'm with the 13 federal agencies, as I don't believe all those brilliant scientists are conspiring to deceive, and they know much more than I do. We have little time for serious, moon-launch efforts before irrevocable changes begin to lock in that will alter our children's and grandchildren's lives way more than we have to accept. It's already begun. Weather always changes. Permanent climate change is different from weather.... If only human resistance will change fast enough to help. If not, it may be our time for extinction. Makes me very sad because it's not necessary. We don't need so much stuff or to consume so much fossil fuel.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/11/most-chilling-parts-2018-climate-assessment/576598/
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