No work done on the farm today - today we went into town and finally accomplished the shopping and bill paying that we had planned for Monday and which remained unachieved due our lack of information re public holidays. So bills paid and shopping completed we headed home for a quiet afternoon in the house. Tomorrow is ALWAYS another day and our tomorrow will be too.
Tomorrow will be finishing the whipper snippering in the corner and planting the citrus trees and mulching, setting up a new composter that we bought today and getting some more slashing done, this time hopefully without the drama of stump jumping which enlivened our day yesterday.
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Monday, 7 May 2012
Some pics to give you an idea of what we are up against and the tools we will use to get the job done.
notice the willing helper.. lol
Ready to go
End first day 4 hours work
That is 8 hours hard work. Along with lots of stumps to hit.
4 hours each day. need to start after lunch when the dew has lifted.
Monday 7th May 2012
Today more work has been done on the farm - Tom had a very close encounter with a tree stump and had to hammer the finishing mower on the tractor back into shape before going out and trying again.
I was busy whipper snipering an area that we will be planting some citrus trees
into tomorrow.
We also went into town this morning and had an instant reality check - seems the world went on a public holiday and forgot to tell us about it!!! No shops open however we did find a plant nursery open and increased our supply of trees and fruit trees so not a total loss of a trip to town.
One of our many projects under way is the increase of fruit trees around the house area - we are finding some that we have never heard of before so are willing to give them all a trial.
I have two more finger lime trees to add to my collection - pink this time - wanting to get every colour available so still have a few more to go.
Tomorrow we will be doing more slashing and some planting of trees. There is already a mass of grass clippings laying across the farm and plenty more to come but it already looking good and will continue to improve with the work we are doing. Nice to see the progress and the more time on the tractor the more confident we become.
I was busy whipper snipering an area that we will be planting some citrus trees
into tomorrow.
We also went into town this morning and had an instant reality check - seems the world went on a public holiday and forgot to tell us about it!!! No shops open however we did find a plant nursery open and increased our supply of trees and fruit trees so not a total loss of a trip to town.
One of our many projects under way is the increase of fruit trees around the house area - we are finding some that we have never heard of before so are willing to give them all a trial.
I have two more finger lime trees to add to my collection - pink this time - wanting to get every colour available so still have a few more to go.
Tomorrow we will be doing more slashing and some planting of trees. There is already a mass of grass clippings laying across the farm and plenty more to come but it already looking good and will continue to improve with the work we are doing. Nice to see the progress and the more time on the tractor the more confident we become.
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Day 2
Life does begin again later in life - for us - starting a new venture - Wyuna Golf and Stayz - a 12 hole golf course and farm stay venture which will fill our waking hours for some time to come.
To help us on our way we have enlisted the help of a RSPCA inmate - Laila - a Cav King Charles Spaniel x Maltese little miss who keeps us amused.
Yesterday was a big day with the coming of the tractor - a red beast which will make the work load lighter - hopefully.
The first of our labours will be working to establish some outline for the golf course, however we have already ordered a large solar system for the house and will hopefully continue with our green theme as ideas and finances allow.
We have already indulged in some trees and today are off to look for some more - Gympie has local markets every Sunday so we can indulge ourselves and get some of our weekly shopping done at the same time. We are also lucky that today Gympie has a gardening show happening at the showgrounds - so we are off for a full day of fun!
To help us on our way we have enlisted the help of a RSPCA inmate - Laila - a Cav King Charles Spaniel x Maltese little miss who keeps us amused.
Yesterday was a big day with the coming of the tractor - a red beast which will make the work load lighter - hopefully.
The first of our labours will be working to establish some outline for the golf course, however we have already ordered a large solar system for the house and will hopefully continue with our green theme as ideas and finances allow.
We have already indulged in some trees and today are off to look for some more - Gympie has local markets every Sunday so we can indulge ourselves and get some of our weekly shopping done at the same time. We are also lucky that today Gympie has a gardening show happening at the showgrounds - so we are off for a full day of fun!
day 1
well the months of thinking about how to create our new life has begun.
and it started with a big red tractor.
but let us start at the beginning.
and it started with a big red tractor.
but let us start at the beginning.
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