We had wonderful time the last 10 days or so visiting with Grandmama and Grandpa J. Big sister A jammed with Grandmama on her guitar. Grandpa J fixed a clogged sink for me and put up a new motion sensor light in the pantry.
The power went out for about 24 hours during a big windstorm and we tested our level of emergency preparedness.
Grandmama helped with cooking, cleaning, and sewing. She made brother S a new backpack and managed the kiddos while I sewed some Spring skirts for Miss L.
Meanwhile, Grandpa J got a work-out! Hubby took off from work for a couple days and they got busy putting up our larger permanent garden fence. Now it is 70' x 32'. We borrowed an auger attachment for the tractor and they got all the corner posts firmly in place.
Then they put up the wire and ratchets to hold everything tightly.
Then they added and used the tractor to tighten the welded wire fencing around it. They left an opening at either end for the gates. The gate in the picture below will open into the future poultry yard. That way in the fall/winter I can let the chickens et al. into the garden to till it up and eat any leftover crops. We were approved for our high tunnel grant this week too! That means we will be installing that behind the garden as soon as we can clear out the monster stump and get the land tilled/fairly level.
Grandmama and Grandpa J spoiled us with lots of treats. The kids went to Macdonalds with them on the last morning before they had to leave.
What is the high tunnel?
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