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Friday, July 27, 2007
The roof is done
Hi,
The rest of the roofing pictures have been added to the album. The link is the
same.. Enjoy.
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Just click on View Slideshow to get started.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=a8252py.2e8w4ydy&x=0&y=-l97yvg
Marti
Monday, July 23, 2007
It does change things
To know where your mmmmhmmhmm comes from makes it something different. More real, less abstract. That might change as the thing in my head gets farther away just by dint of being closer, just like a bend in the road seems to become less acute when you are inside of it. For now, combing out the wool, spinning and knitting it knowing I have met the sheep it came from is a nice experience. Here is swatch one. I would love any suggestions for knitted items you think a nice variegated medium weight wool could produce. In the sidebar is a badge and link to the photos Hope took when she finished off the skirting and sorting process before sending the raw wool off to Loch's for processing as well as a couple of pics of the processing facility.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Cindy's great pics
These are beautiful pics taken by Cindy and/or Shelly
you can also see these at: http://www.picturetrail.com/members/edit?p=404&gid=17177162 to buy copies of or see the pics in a different form.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Monday, July 09, 2007
The Reunion
Back from the reunion. The roof is two thirds off, plywood laid and ready for the next steps. Lots of great work in getting this done. Posse of kids played and swam and ran and crawled. MUCH food prepped, cooked eaten. Connections refused. Walks taken. Tents slept in. Grass felt, shep visited, fireflies seen and stars counted. Fireworks, bonfires, family, freinds, new inlaws and old. Send in your links to pictures and they can be put up on this blog. Just ask and you too can become a blog poster! megdyl@gmavt.net
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Impeacment Rally Slice
A very short clip from an hour long conversation with Rep. Gaye Symington and Sen. Peter Shumlin at the Montpelier statehouse in regards to a VT Resolution to Impeach President Bush.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Sugar Making Jobs
For the most part the folks at the farm have been pulling on themselves to get the work done before the sap starts flowing. Trudging, hiking, carrying, and motivating amidst such brilliant cold light. Setup jobs include:
setting out the bulk collection tanks 500-1000 gallons
setting up and cleaning the evaporator
cutting and stacking wood
unrolling main lines
stringing up sap lines (the video shows the sap lines being attached to the main line)
attaching drop line
tapping
setting up new overthehill collection tube (video)
setting up buckets - don't forget the buckets
fixing broken things -brake lines, tractors, chainsaws, fittings, downed lines,
shoveling
This is for perspective and understanding only. come visit.
The Wood
We will burn this much wood to make syrup. Unfortunately the logs are too muddy, so in order to preserve the chainsaw's sharp edge, the logs must be hatcheted at each cutting spot. One at a time.
Laying out Pipeline
Up from the bottom of the deep woods, over the hill and then down into the tank. The idea this year is to have the sap travel to us using some pumping and gravity feed together. This will eliminate late night dashes into the dark woods with flashlights and truck to empty the overflowwing sap tank. We hope.
Horses
Ben pays a visit to the camera. Jake hangs back at the hay trough but even with his recent eye loss (possibly a sharp hawthorne spike?) he seems as mellow as always. Enjoying their season without flies.
Spring Hills Chickens
It is not Christmas for the chicken hawk looking for a quick meal in the snow.
Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)
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