Visitors and Back to Work
8/21/06 - 2nd Day - Midday. Our visitors cleared out yesterday and they all made it to their homes safely, Praise God. Today has been a challenge. I planned on starting the framing of the root cellar today, so this morning we had to go to the lumber yard and to the feed store. After one trip into Brownwood and two into Bangs, we finally seemed to be able to go to work at about 1 p.m. Well, no sooner did we start the old generator and it broke down. This was the big one for the old girl, she won't be fixed again. We tried and tried to get her running, but she had run so long with broken bolts and "southern engineering" fixes that it finally just cratered. We'll keep it around and maybe someday have someone look at it, but for now it isn't worth it to take it into the shop, since it would be a month or so before they could get to it, and I doubt it can be fixed. Our 3000 watt generator blew up several months ago, and I solicited some donations to get it fixed, but it never happened. So now we are without a generator until something happens.
Our plan is to eventually milk Holga (our young longhorn who is now pregnant) after she calves. We got a halter put on her a month ago, but haven't really pushed her on any training. Today I hooked a leader to her halter and she fought like a prize fighter but I finally won and didn't let her pull the lead out of my hand. I'll keep doing that for a week or so until I can lead her around and she is comfortable with it. Then we'll start going into some gentling with her to get her ready to milk when she finally calves.
I've still been reading "Henry and the Great Society" to the family. We're up to chapter 14. I've decided to get my cell phones disconnected, which will be another change in our lives for the better. We are simplifying and minimizing our lives even more. Finishing this root cellar will help a lot; as will getting the well drilled, if that happens for us.
Tracy is preparing leftover brisket and some eggs for dinner, so I best go.
Your servant in Christ Jesus,
Michael Bunker
Our plan is to eventually milk Holga (our young longhorn who is now pregnant) after she calves. We got a halter put on her a month ago, but haven't really pushed her on any training. Today I hooked a leader to her halter and she fought like a prize fighter but I finally won and didn't let her pull the lead out of my hand. I'll keep doing that for a week or so until I can lead her around and she is comfortable with it. Then we'll start going into some gentling with her to get her ready to milk when she finally calves.
I've still been reading "Henry and the Great Society" to the family. We're up to chapter 14. I've decided to get my cell phones disconnected, which will be another change in our lives for the better. We are simplifying and minimizing our lives even more. Finishing this root cellar will help a lot; as will getting the well drilled, if that happens for us.
Tracy is preparing leftover brisket and some eggs for dinner, so I best go.
Your servant in Christ Jesus,
Michael Bunker
posted by Michael Bunker at 8/21/2006 11:49:00 AM
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