Thunderstorm...

Well a nice size thunderstorm is headed our way. Lots of lightning and wind, but no rain as of yet. The dogs have all ran for cover, the goats have huddled up, and we are sitting on the porch, drink in hand enjoying the show. If the wind gets any stronger though we may have a problem. I'll let you all know if we see toto flying by!

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A full days work...

Well we took a few breaks... About one an hour, but the front of the saloon looks great! Just have to finish the trim around the window and door. Then I can install our storm door, and then the front will be 100% done. Yeah! I have to keep reminding myself that just this time last year our saloon's back wall was only 24" tall! And the rest of the walls was a pile of lumber. We've come along way in a year from concept to functioning kitchen.
Our goal is to have the outside walls chinked before our first freeze. We've been waiting for the temperatures to drop so we could chink without the mix drying before it sticks. That and we are using a new mix which is a lot smoother and should be a bit stronger for the outside. We'll see how well this works, we are just experimenting after all.

A word about the pictures... This building is the hardest to take pictures of, the front porch is 4 feet of the ground, and ten feet wide, so it makes it difficult to take a picture and get it all in the frame, so hopefully you get the jest of what the front looks like.

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Dark stormy skies...

Weather man says 20% chance of thunderstorms... Lots of booms before first light, now all we have are dark stormy skies... Lets see how much work I can get done today!

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Some early evening lessons

In high school the wife was on the flag team, not the same as a cheerleader (learned the difference the hard way years ago) and in my natural hoarding way, I wouldn't let her throw away away her old practice flags. I told her when we got married that she shouldn't throw them away until we're sure no one would need them. Fast forward twelve years, and our daughter is now interested in flag. She's only nine, but already has been practicing on and off for the past year. She's actually pretty good, and it's cool to hear the sound the flags make. I have no idea what good this skill is, but it is fun to watch...

My daughter, gun yielding, goat loving, gymnast, flag thrower... I'm sorry world.

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Watch dogs...

Yep laying there watching the quail run by... Worst hunting dogs ever!

Actually we have a few stray thunderstorms rolling through the area this morning. Our dogs just don't like the booms, especially when they are right above us! So they are laying here lined up waiting for someone to tell them its going to be ok... Silly dogs.

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Life in the sticks...

You know you live in the sticks when there is a rush to "prepare" for the evening. Inverters to shut down, check battery levels, fill oil lamps, light oil lamps... Whew its a lot of work!

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Has it really been a week?

Yep it sure has. Been real busy at work, so not much has been done around the homestead. Today continues the fall clean up, with a trip to the dump. Just taking the small trailer with a modest load.
That is our biggest challenge out here. What to do with our trash. When we had a pickup, it wasn't bad to bring in a bag every couple of days. With a small SUV though, even 30 min in a combined space with trash is too much! So we end up, piling the trash somewhere and waiting a few weeks till I get a chance to take it to the dump, which is an hour and fifteen minutes away... Always fun.
I also have to pick up a bale of alfalfa today, with luck it'll be my last one, we are attempting to sale our two goats, have an ad on Craigslist, and I'm making a flyer for the local feed stores. The daughter loves her goats, but they are just turning good money into fertilizer, and well, I could do that!

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