This is Calli. She has a new "do" because Ari the English Setter decided she was having a bad hair day. Now she looks like a cross between bed head and bad hair day or perhaps meringue peaks.
Dinner two nights ago. Why yes that is a pizza on a rack over a cast iron pan. Why you ask? When one buys a 38 year old home one expects there to be ahem, issues. Lucky for me the seller purchased a whole house policy good for one year. I can renew it if I choose to but most likely won't . Back to the oven. I found that my oven original to the house did not cook at a consistent temperature. Burnt frozen pizza, cookies, homemade sourdough and a lasagna all crisper then needed no matter how I adjusted the temperature. The plan is to replace the older electric oven with a propane one built into the cupboard space under the propane stove top when the electric one dives into the abyss. So while I await the decision of if a new thermostat can be located I improvised. Add lid get oven. How was it ? Delicious!
You may remember the "goat cart" from Ash Creek and before then Redwood Valley and originally from the first country homestead on the Golden Westside of Fresno. Found this lovely (now) geranium on the "dead and dying " shelf at a local nursery for a buck ninety nine. I think it likes it here :-)
The manual for my original Vermont Country Stove circa 1975. I was happy to find it on Ebay and will make good use of it to operate my stove and cook on it. This is going to be great fun!
A bit of this and that. A new mum which now lives in a larger pot on the tree stump in the back of this line up.
I finally got a good photo of one of my new hummers. This little one and friends love the feeder and all the flowery treats I have put out so far on the farm.
This stock tank and another(no worries of waste they were both left here and leak badly) just like it have three kale, spinach and snap pea plants apiece. This photo was not too long after they were planted. Looking very happy and bigger since then.
This is my gate. The battery is being replaced and I am seriously considering converting it to a solar panel and larger battery soon. It is a Mighty Mule not near the caliber of the gate we had on Ash Creek. I am trying to wait until next Spring as I have a new and larger H20 heater on my Fall list plus a generator and water holding tank.
These are five of the new coop residents. I will get another five from my daughter in a few weeks. They all should begin laying by early December.
Nice aren't they? New blinds for the whole house. 28 of 29 windows done. Number twenty nine will have a lovely stained glass antique piece cut down to a narrower boarder to size to fit the octagon shape.Artist is working on it now and my log cabin team will place it when they come next Spring to power wash , stain the exterior and replace a few logs that need to be. I am not a wealthy woman except in family and critters but I am planning well to make this home what I feel is appropriate to it.
Old Faithful making lots of trips from the wood stack to the back porch that I will use as a "wood shed" this winter. Next year will see a proper wood shed where the stack itself is this year and apparently years past for the folks I purchased it from.
12 comments:
Wow, you have been a busy gal! Right now it may seem like there's nothing but work, work, work to do, but you're going to have everything just the way you want it in short order. You're to be given a lot of credit for jumping in with both feet and going at it. Loved seeing all the pictures. Keep up the documentation as in a couple of years it will all look so different!
Thanks Mama Pea!
This is a wonderful journey to be sure I am approaching a stage where I can relax a bit. Got a little knitting in and looking forward to a dear friend Dallas of Donna and Dallas, Moriah of my friends daughter trio and Genna my youngest grandgirl visiting in quick succession. Then 15 for Thanksgiving!
Oh, the joys of getting used to a new house. I lived with a not-so-great old stove for almost ten years! Same problem, too hot. I got used to it but love not burning everything anymore. :) Very clever for the pizza! Looks like everything else is falling into place and it's becoming very homey! Great use of rusted out stock tanks!
You have the talent and patience of a saint! When it made crispy critters out of my sourdough I had to draw a line lol!
I am looking to get cozy with fiber this winter. And a pot of soup on the stove top or perhaps stew.
Put on your comfy Jammies and slippers and stay warm and dry for a bit
It was always my dream to live in a log house, but... Our hummingbirds are long gone... I miss them - almost sweetly, for they work me hard for seven months out of the year. Your Vermont Country Stove is a real beauty!
When do your hummers return? It has been my experience in the last few years that my hummers stay longer each season. I guess it is a testament to the climate shifts we are experiencing now. .
I do love my log cabin home. It suits me fine and will be toasty with my new to me stove this winter.
Your home looks so comfy cozy. Great job!! Every thing you've work so hard for is coming together ten fold. You have a very happy Thanksgiving !!xo
Thanks Lynn! I so appreciate all my blog friends and your comments. I trust you will have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. It will be wonderful to have Thanksgiving dinner with my entire family for the first time in too many years.
I LOVE the interior of your log home - it looks so warm and inviting, so cozy! You have made a lot of progress in a short amount of time. It is looking very much like 'your' home.
Your home is going to be perfect for you and cozy for sure.
Good luck with the winter storm, looming! Good to have all the shopping done, before it arrives.
Have a lovely Thanksgiving with nearby family...
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I love cooking w/ Dutch ovens & on wood stoves which I no longer have. A favorite was to set the bean pot on the stove in the morning, and have 6 bean soup w/ ham for supper - yum.
Your place looks lovely! I too remember when you could see both the coastal range and the Sierras from the valley.
Thanks. Where are you ?
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