Lazer Creek Apiary

Living on our land.

RV moved onto our land. Thanks to BIL, BIL’s friend, and BH, our RV is now on our land and we went to sleep and woke up looking at tree tops — our tree tops! Having never moved an RV before, I don’t know if it’s always such a bear to get one set up,Continue reading “Living on our land.”

Filling in trenches!

First trench Case backhoe A few weeks ago, hubby dug the trenches for our water lines. The piece of equipment he wanted wasn’t available, so he got the Terramite backhoe way in the back of the picture to the left. It managed to dig out the packed clay, but stumps defeated it. OurContinue reading “Filling in trenches!”

Enjoying the rain

Rainy afternoon at the farm. Many years ago, a friend from Seattle came to visit while South Carolina was in the middle of a drought. We went out to Congaree Swamp and got caught in a downpour, and he simply could not understand my ecstatic dance as the rain cooled the 100 degree day andContinue reading “Enjoying the rain”

Delays, delays, and more delays!

Bee on lavender, June 2016 Last week we spent two days at the farm, went to workshops, and returned home for dental appointments. We had planned to head back to the farm yesterday, but that didn’t work out. We intended to check the bees in the out yards on Saturday, and are just getting aroundContinue reading “Delays, delays, and more delays!”

AgAware/Agsouth

Bee on lavender, June 2016 The school year is over, JROTC camp is over, hubby is on vacation, and we are very much looking forward to waking up on our own land. We still have water and septic lines to finish up and bees to move, but when a friend told us about a coupleContinue reading “AgAware/Agsouth”

Making progress.

It’s only been a year since we first started talking about looking for retirement land close to my brother-in-law (BIL) instead of close to Bryson City, NC. We really enjoyed last Memorial Day with BIL and family and the peace and quiet of being on his land. Digging trenches for water lines, May 2016 SinceContinue reading “Making progress.”

Bees ‘n Trees

Honeycomb inside the tree Our mantra on those stressful days that everyone, regardless of career field, has is “Bees and Trees.” It helps remind us that the time is approaching when our schedule will be governed more by the seasons and sunsets and less by bells and deadlines. However, today “Bees ‘n Trees” refers toContinue reading “Bees ‘n Trees”