Construction – Page 3 – Lazer Creek Apiary

Water for the orchard

Trench for irrigation One of my fig cuttings from last year is hanging on for dear life and I believe the other one just gave up. We need irrigation down at the old loading deck, so hubby rented a Ditch Witch from Taylor-Foster on Saturday and started trenching the 400 feet to the orchard. ByContinue reading “Water for the orchard”

Well house and other projects

One coat of stain Two coats of stain This time last year we were cold, miserable, and damp! In contrast, today I was able to apply the final coat of stain to the well-house door well before lunch while wearing a tank top instead of several layers of flannel! I’m torn between the lookContinue reading “Well house and other projects”

Well, well, well…..

Well house Well, it’s been a little over a year now since we purchased the farm, and it’s amazing to look back at photographs and Google Earth and realize just how much has changed. Like so many other areas in life, we tend to focus on what we have left to do and thereby loseContinue reading “Well, well, well…..”

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!”

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.”

Thinning Trees

While we are hesitant to lose our privacy, we know that our trees are overcrowded and therefore not healthy. We could probably have left them alone for another year or two, but as we need egress for the power company and a space on which to start building our cabin, we decided to have theContinue reading “Thinning Trees”