Porch cleanup day
The trouble with our big,
beautiful front porch is that it's dry, so Mark and I both tend to set
things there...just for a little while. The fire in the smoker isn't
quite out when I get done checking on the bees? Set it on the porch.
Cardboard boxes not quite ready for kill mulching? Set them on the
porch. Seeds need a bit more drying time? Set them on the porch.
After a few months, the results look like the photo above.
It gets to the point
where I'm too scared to even start picking things up because the project
begins to feel too tremendous for one. Luckily, Kayla came over full of
good spirits and energy, and Mark also lent a hand. In only an hour,
the porch was reclaimed!
Look at all that empty space! Better fill it up with firewood.
Thank you so much, Kayla! And thank you for the awesome Bee Crossing sign too!
Next time, do you think we can tackle the barn?
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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i wish i had a barn..... someday....
I wish for a big porch, and a barn, and a neighbor like Kayla! Happy Birthday, Anna!