Wednesday, January 9, 2019

New Addition

A typical morning; up at 4:30AM, brewing coffee for Bulldog Man and myself.  He's preparing to go to work, and me, planning my day on the homestead.   First, I need to prep the venison for crockpot stew.  My little buddy, Beans, is sitting not too far from my feet as I brown the venison meat on the stove.  He's hoping Mom will accidentally drop a piece of meat, while browning it or placing it in the crockpot.  Little does he know, Mom is making sure not to drop any piece of meat, or food, on the floor.  Little Mr. Bean's was put on a prescription dog food diet (an expensive food) for his sensitive digestion system a couple of months ago. There is no way he's getting any venison (it's too rich for him).  I'll let him continue dreaming about something dropping on the floor.  He'll eventually get tired of sitting there waiting and go back to his bed, making sure I hear him leave a voice-stress grunt.

While waiting for the sun to come up, I've started our laundry, making sure to strip down the bedding to wash everything.  Bulldog Man and I have been dealing with allergens relating to tree pollen; floating in the air, from all the wind we've had the last several days.  I also need to vacuum, mop, and change the air filter.

Now that the sun has come up, I need to load our truck with several feed lot panels, fencing wire, and T-posts, and bring it all down our driveway to build a fenced-in enclosure around an old collapsed well from the '20s.  The area looks pretty solid, we've walked around and on it multiple times, but would feel more confident if we just fenced it off and planted flower seeds.

I also have to remember to go down to our gates at the end of the driveway and take down and put away our Christmas wreaths.  Did I say put away the wreaths? I sure did, and you ask where are those wreaths being stored.  Let me show you........

We purchased a new barn for storage, and potentially a work shop for Bulldog Man.
The barn is 10 X 20 with 2 lofts (located on the front and back of the barn), we also had a radiant barrier ceiling put in to help with the heat and cold air.


Final Product

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  1. How wonderful to be able to get a ready-made barn! I didn't mind building ours, but it took a whole lot of time (18 months). But poor Beans. Does the special dogfood help?

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    1. Leigh,

      We had put aside money for a period of time to get this barn otherwise, we'd be building one. Which would take forever!! You and Dan built yours exactly the way you wanted. Yes, the dog food (Royal Canin) dry and canned have made a major difference in Beans. Even his energy levels have changed......he's driving me crazy...LOL!!!

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    1. Rev. Mike,
      Thank you, we like it! How's the family doing?
      Has the earth stopped rocking and rolling?

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  3. I'm sure the shed is a welcome addition to the homestead. Now you need a sign over the door that says "Bulldogs Dog House" :-)

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    1. Mike,

      It sure is, we have stuff that needs to keep dry, and secure of course. LOL on the sign!!! It's a good idea, and BDM will like that.

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  4. That is one nice structure! You can never have too much storage space on a homestead and I'm sure great things will come out of Bulldog Man's workshop. Poor Beans. It's always a struggle to keep them from overeating - my two would eat their body weight three times a day, if they could get away with it!

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    1. Susan,

      Thank you, we needed more storage buildings on the property. Bulldog Man has plenty of projects and hobbies to keep him busy. I believe Bulldog Man will be out in that barn often :-) Beans will sit pretty for anything your eating. Our furbies are so spoiled!!!

      Hugs, and Love To You.

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  5. I LOVE storage buildings! I once read that you don't need a large living space, as long as you have out buildings for adequate storage! This new barn will add so much to your homestead. Good addition!

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    1. Mama Pea,

      Thank you! I think we read the same article :-) Besides you can never have enough storage!

      Hugs and Love to You and Your Family

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