New Years Eve

This is the last day of 2016 and I would like to take a moment and reflect on 2016.  It was another full year of activities.  We had some medical issues, okay I did, we had a very bountiful garden and due to our wonderful success in growing cucumbers Lisa and I were donned with the title of Pickle Queens.  We had some sad times losing a great neighbor, Reg, and a scare with our Rory but also had many more good times with golfing and bowling and spending time with lots of family and friends.  We expanded the population at the farm by three welcoming Travis and his two dogs and expanding some of the living areas at the farm.  We learned what TMT (Tennessee mountain time) was and it allowed us frustration and some fun.  It was a good and productive year and we are ready for another one ready to welcome 2017 here at the farm.  Happy New Years Eve!

Shelving Is Up

The cold storage room has shelves!  George built the shelves on one wall of the room for plenty of storage.  On the other wall he relocated the freezer that was in the utility room and left room for a second freezer to be purchased later.  The lower shelves will be covered for storage of potatoes, etc during our summer picking months.  The upper shelves will be used to store all the canning items and of course the canned goods made at the farm.  It looks good and the extra storage will make pickling much easier. Good job George!

A Whole Lot Of Nothing

Not much going on at the farm.  Lisa bowled for me and the team won all of their points.  The new puppy got her check up and is doing well and George had a major migraine and was unable to work on the cold storage room.  All in all, as Lisa put it best, "a whole lot of nothing".  There is nothing wrong with having an quiet do nothing day.  Check back tomorrow and see it things change.
One sad note, one of my favorite actresses has past away. Rest in peace Debbie Reynolds.  I had the pleasure of meeting her once and she was a very classy and friendly lady; Pure Hollywood royalty.

Something New At The Farm

There is a new addition to the farm family.  Welcome Gaia a 10 week old female boxer mix that has just been adopted by Travis.  He already has a dog named Nix and yesterday was her birthday so for her birthday Travis decided she needed a playmate.  Gaia is a mythological name, along with Nix and they both just happen to be sisters, in mythology and in real dog life.  Welcome Gaia!

Progress Has Been Made

There was a lot of work going on at the farm.  George has been working overtime on the cold storage room even working Christmas day getting  the floor done, the insulation completed and the new doorway has been relocated.  Yesterday was just as busy for him as he now has a new doorway to the cold storage room and the old doorway has been permanently closed in.  It looks great and I am sure Lisa is looking forward to having some more storage room especially for all the canning items.  Speaking of Lisa, while George was busy outside working on the cold storage room Lisa was busy in the kitchen preparing treats for her upcoming Christmas party with friends.  Yes, it has been a couple of busy days at the farm!

A Room Addition

Now that Christmas is over projects at the farm have begun again. We had a great Christmas in Florida and a little bird told me it was a nice one at the farm too!  Anyway, just before Christmas George began a new project.  There is a room at the corner of their house that was used to house the Air Conditioning unit.  Since George and Lisa have a brand new system that room is no longer used for anything so George and Lisa decided to turn the room into a cold storage room.  After growing so many cucumbers, tomatoes and potatoes last summer it was determined a cold storage room is needed.  So George began the project, has gotten the material for the floor joists and has began to lay them down. So a new project has begun and I will follow up with the progress as it proceeds.  I hope you all had a nice Christmas; we sure did!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from our family to yours.  We hope this will be a special day for all and that you will be able to celebrate it with family and friends.  Merry Christmas!