Our Place

Garden Update

David — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:38:14 +0000

The garden has come along way from raw pasture to finished garden. I hauled a lot of rocks out of there and filled in some low spots on the property. I have gardened for years, but on a very small scale in suburbia and nice clean fill dirt. This is a quantum leap for me [...]

Idyllic

David — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:11:51 +0000

I painted Dad’s old bench from his house in Los Angeles and put it out by the pond. I think he would approve of the location and view.

Building a Rock Garden

David — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:00:02 +0000

Actually it will be a 50 x 50 vegetable garden but since I am carving it out of old pasture here in the Ouchita mountains, rocks is what I get. I had the neighbor plow it, then I rotor-tilled and am in the process of removing all the rock. He has given me access to [...]

Things are really buzzing around here

David — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:50:51 +0000

As in flys, bees and lots of wasps. I spent part of this past winter screening vents, filling cracks, and generally removing places for wasp nests, skunk nests etc, from the back yard. I still have some more work to do. Spring is here, weather in the mid seventies all week and Dogwoods and Crepe [...]

Spring is in the air

David — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:31:23 +0000

It is going to be 80 degrees today with a chance of Thunderstorms and Tornadoes. All kidding aside, we are under a tornado watch but you would not know it looking at the clear skies and 73 degree temperature. I got to dig out the shorts and completed the picnic table today. It came out [...]

More work on the old farm house

David — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:25:54 +0000

During the rain and cold I have been working on the bathroom out there. I took a very scary looking storage room and turned it into a fairly nice bath for a little over $300. Next is an tank less water heater and a filter in the well house. That will include running a few [...]

A Touch of Winter

David — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:54:35 +0000

We have had a very mild winter in the mid-south, and today might be the only snow we get here this season. It is pretty but it will be gone by tomorrow.

Doggie update

David — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:36:30 +0000

Here is a shot of the four puppies and Floppy the dachshund.The puppies mother was abandoned at the Norman water works taken home to the grand kids house were it promptly had 8 puppies. Mom was soon killed and 4 of the puppies survived, all of which are now temporary living here.

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Holidays

David — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:53:07 +0000

While the nation and Arkansas celebrated Martin Luther King day with Parades and closed federal agencies, there was another, quieter state holiday here in the natural state. The third Monday in January is also Robert E. Lee day here. An interesting contrast to say the least.

From KARK 4 News UALR Civil War historian [...]

Gone to the Dogs

David — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:50:02 +0000

Here is a shot of the new clan at feeding time. I put out three bowls but they all like to crowd into one. Apparently their new job is to keep the pond safe from cows, and they are quite diligent about it.