A grand extra long weekend full of accomplishments!
Friday was a wash…literally…it rained all day but I had the house to myself. Cleaned, cooked, so I guess not a total loss.
Saturday through today was 3 days full of back breaking work and worth every moment.
1. The barn is dug out and levelled and ready to be jacked up and have stone poured in. Amazing how much room taking out a foot of poop can make.
Took all day Saturday to do the above!
Sunday…
2. The lawn is cut. A friend of ours have been working on fixing his old riding mower. With this acreage, we need it. It was delivered Saturday and I swear – the angels sang!! There are still spots that are just too wet to mow but wow we sure have a nice lawn.
3. Mother is Law decided my flower beds need colour. While I love to garden, I simply do not have the “eye” for that. She graciously picked up a ton of bedding plants and installed them all.
4. Picked up my son for a few days. That always makes me happy.
5. Mark helped a friend fix his car and made some extra cash!
Sunday – dinner was served – a grand feast of BBQ burgers and sausage with potato salad and pasta salad. Wine all around. Such a nice day.
Monday.
6. Another stellar day – the barn now complete.
7. Hay moved.
8. New fence line plotted.
9. Curtains finally hung in master bedroom.
10. Balance of the bedding plants installed.
11. The sun was shining – the birds were singing.
We have hummingbirds again, blue birds (which I have never seen live), baby starlings peeping away.
While we were sitting outside enjoyed morning coffee with the chirping birds and munching horses – we looked at each other and heaved a huge satisfied sigh.
This farm – this work – it’s everything we have ever talked about doing since we met. The work is so hard. The days are so long. The expense is so great.
I know, I know, I keep saying it is worth every ounce of sweat and yes I bitch and moan sometimes – but – I look out my window in the morning – rain or shine and I see happiness. I see peace. I see joy.
I feel blessed.
Orange Acres 