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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 07:02:18 AM
Well, we heard from the guys who are building our barns and both barns are done, except for the large overhead doors which come tomorrow morning.
(*minus electricity, plumbing, and interior framing...)
Yippee! Since one of the barns is going to house our temporary living quarters on the farm, this is BIG! It also means we can start moving all the building materials and tools that have been accumulating in our backyard, garage and livingroom down to the farm. AND it means that we can work on plumbing and solar power to the one barn.
And hopefully this will mean we will be down on the farm very soon!
I'm posting pics of the barns this evening and have been following the process on my homesteading blog.
My Homesteading Journal http://toomyvara.livejournal.com
My craft journal http://bluewrenn.livejournal.com
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Feb 10 2007 : 3:01:09 PM
Oh, yes... I would love any recipes for eggplant. I have collected a couple of veggie-specific cookbooks already - one for potatoes, one for pumpkins and I think a squash one, but not one for eggplant, so any eggplant recipes would be greatly appreciated. Esp. any for preserving eggplant - like canning recipes, relishes, jams (?) etc... I am not sure if you can freeze eggplant and I'll need a way to save them.
As far as the farm goes - we are going back down to the farm (it's about 90 minutes away) tomorrow to seal the concrete floors and paint the exposed metal beams so that they won't rust, so I'll take more pics!
And I think that next weekend, we are headed to a special hardware and tool show to purchase a whole mess of industrial type storage racks and then we'll go down and put those up in one of the barns, so we can start moving our stuff down.
Fun stuff!
I seriously need to take a shop class and learn how to use all these tools. I'm going to be doing a lot of the work myself, and I think it'd be more productive if I've had some training first... Hmm... wonder if the high school has a shop class I can visit??
My Homesteading Journal http://toomyvara.livejournal.com
My craft journal http://bluewrenn.livejournal.com
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| abbasgurl |
Posted - Feb 09 2007 : 4:26:51 PM
Erin,
Just came across your post. VERY exciting stuff! I'm thrilled for you! I'll havfta take a gander at your pictures later...my computer is awfully slow too.
And speaking of eggplant...my sis used to make a wonderful soup at her resturant using the little white eggplant. If you're interested I can ask her for the recipe.
Rhonda
I'm a one girl revolution. |
| Nance in France |
Posted - Feb 09 2007 : 10:38:36 AM
Thanks for the eggplant lesson; my mouth is watering as I type this! Nance |
| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Feb 09 2007 : 09:25:39 AM
Eggplant? Most of the seeds I have so far are the usual purple variety, but some are long like zucchini and some are the regular teardrop shape. I can't remember what the ping tung looked like, but I want some of the white ones and some of the rose bianca ones too - they're a white and purple one that's really pretty. I love eggplant so I'm going to try as many varieties as I can find!
There are some great selections in the catalogs - I went through dozens of them and narrowed my catalog choices to three: Seed Savers, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds and Seeds of Change. The catalogs helped me determine what varieties I wanted, and when I get the money set aside, I'll order the big orders from them. But until then, most of my purchases so far have been from ebay.
My Homesteading Journal http://toomyvara.livejournal.com
My craft journal http://bluewrenn.livejournal.com
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| Nance in France |
Posted - Feb 09 2007 : 02:22:30 AM
Well, I say, if ya can't hang 'em, DRAW some curtains on the wall, ha; or take an old window and paint or glue some beautiful scenes on the glass and hang it up where you'd like to bring the "outdoors" in! The property looks great, and I read a bit of your journal. The eggplant variety you bought seeds for sounds intriguing; what does it look like? I LOVE eggplant parmesan, so naturally I am curious..... Best of luck in a speedy finish (and the windmill sounds like a great idea!!). Nance |
| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 9:07:21 PM
oops, still working on uploading the photos - my computer is SO SLOW tonight. But give it a few minutes or so. I'm almost done.
My Homesteading Journal http://toomyvara.livejournal.com
My craft journal http://bluewrenn.livejournal.com
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| Aunt George |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 8:53:30 PM
Erin, sounds fabulous! Good luck with the move and the fixing up!! Going to look at your photos now.
G
http://auntgeorgeshouse.blogspot.com/index.html
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 8:44:28 PM
Nance, I have to laugh - no hanging curtains for me - there's no windows in the barn!!! Even with the apartment in there. We will probably have an outdoor kitchen and dining area to get us out of the barn apartment as much as possible, and the barn apt. will be an efficiency - with a tiny, tiny bathroom and kitchenette, and a living area that also serves as our bedroom.
We are still investigating the solar power part - but DH has some plans. I don't know that much about it myself - I'm leaving those decisions to him, and concentrating on some other areas. But we're doing a "green" house as much as we can...grey water septic, water collection tanks, etc...
We also plan to supplement the solar with a new windmill from Northern Europe - I think that they are from Denmark or Sweden. They are capable of producing electricity with 2-4 mph winds, which is much more realistic for us. We'll also have a generator for emergencies.
I've posted (or will post in the next few minutes) some pictures of the new buildings!
My Homesteading Journal http://toomyvara.livejournal.com
My craft journal http://bluewrenn.livejournal.com
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| laluna |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 2:51:36 PM
Congrats! Any progress is always good news :-) |
| shelle |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 2:43:24 PM
Fantastic news!!
Shelle |
| simpler1773 |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 10:27:26 AM
Congratulations! Can't wait to see pictures!
~Ricki~
You can't pour anything out of an empty vessel, take care of yourself! |
| Mumof3 |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 09:39:47 AM
Whoo hoo! How exciting!!
Karin |
| Nance in France |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 09:34:48 AM
Wow, Erin, you'll be hanging curtains before you know it! Nance |
| bramble |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 09:34:14 AM
Erin- What great news! What type of solar system will you be installing? We are very interested in that for our addition but are busy comparing all the info we can get since we do get "real" winter.
Wishing all good things for the progress of your new home!
with a happy heart |
| herbquilter |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 08:47:11 AM
wow!! that is awesome!!!
What a acheivment to get that far!!!
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many & Herbalist
www.herbalmomma.com
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| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 07:51:23 AM
Congratulations and HOORAY for you!!!! That's wonderful news and I'm VERY excited for you!!! Keep us in the loop. :)
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
| GaiasRose |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 07:37:06 AM
How incredibly exciting Erin!! Hooray for you and your family!! So very glad to hear that you are using solar energy too!!
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 07:24:39 AM
ERIN,
What exciting news.I like the part where the tools aren't going to be in my living room anymore.
I will be mailing your book out tomorrow, weather has been so bad I haven't got to the post office.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 07:21:13 AM
Exciting news!!!!! I bet you can hardly wait!!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Feb 08 2007 : 07:06:00 AM
Yippees all around. that is good news. Keep us posted. MB
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