Monday, November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015

Today I had to go to the farm and dig a hole. . . A place for Lizzi-Beth's plum tree.

I have to say that the ground I found there is absolutely the best digging earth I have ever dug. It is deep and the loam is exquisite. No mud, even on a rainy day, no clay, great aeration. Went down three feet in fifteen minutes without having to cut anything. Nothing like the Massoula flood muds found everywhere else in Washington county.

There will someday be a very good farm there; the earth is good; the roots will go deep.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

November 15, 2015

The clock is ticking.

Clark Bar Griswald (AKC) and Caramel Corn SanDiego (AKC) sealed the deal a few times in the past few days. This is a good match for excellent Basset features, gentle temperament, and ought to improve the breed.

Carmen

Clark Bar
















We expect that if she took we will have the prettiest batch of Basset Babies around January 18 next year.


If all goes well then there will be babies in March. They will be available under contact terms and ought to bring between six and twelve hundred dollars, plus delivery fees (if any).

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

November 3, 2015

Just keep on doing the little things and the big things take care of themselves. . .
Mr. Polscher's Pile

Today I took a basalt path out of a customer's yard. About a hundred feet of stone worth a bunch of money that no longer has to be found so that I can build the Crackpot Gardens. The pile is sitting near the well for the time being. I really don't have any idea of what it will eventually become, but it will most certainly turn out glorious.

Hopefully there will be a bunch of this stuff happening in the next five years. God and the universe is on my side.

November 2, 2015

We got the preliminary floodplain engineering application today. After I pay Terry Hsu, the engineer, we can begin the permit process. Another baby step completed though.