The Hard Work Begins
May 29th - June 16th, 2023
At the time of this writing, we have been
back in Ocean Falls for almost three weeks.
Priority number one was the dreaded task for Jason of digging a 3-foot
deep trench down our terraced front bank in which to lay a new waterline. 
He had to go between stumps, under the
terraces and under large tree roots, but being the powerhouse that he is, he
made surprisingly short work of it. .jpg)
We
then borrowed a concrete drill and a 1-inch concrete drill bit, and Jason
drilled a hole through our concrete foundation for our new waterline. 
Our old waterline had been poured in place
and came up through the floor of the foundation, which made it very difficult
to work with. We are pleased to have our
new waterline fully installed, and we are now just waiting for the town to do
their part on city property to have our waterline fully working. In the mean time we have good water pressure
from our neighbours.
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Last year we knew
that our woodshed was rotting, but we did not have time to rebuild it. Over the winter, during a large dump of snow,
one of the roof beams collapsed, and although all of our wood remained dry, it
was no longer a safe structure and it too became a definite priority. Jason moved all of our wood from the woodshed
to the back lawn and covered it with a tarp.
He then began the process of disassembling the crumbling structure, and
it was astounding the amount of rot there was, as the original woodshed had been
built directly on the ground. It was a
big job to move all of the firewood, and to disassemble the shed, but on top of
that of course everything that needed to go to the dump had to be carried up
our back stairs to be put in our truck in the alley. Now that our wood is out of the shed and
covered with a tarp to keep it dry, and the dangerous part of the structure has
been removed, the project of building a new woodshed will remain a work in
progress around other jobs.
Jason spent
more than a week working with the crew on the road-brushing contract, the same job
that he and I both did last year.
Falcon,
of course, has progressed with leaps and bounds. 
He can now sit up fully on his own, he has a
full giggle, he pushes himself backwards while laying on his front, and he is
trying very hard to get himself up onto his knees. 
He is also getting better and better at
gripping things between his thumb and pointer finger. 
He turned six months on June 13th and weighed
17 pounds. He has been teething, and on
June 14th we felt the sharp edge of the first of his bottom two teeth. The second is yet to come through, but it is
obvious that he is still working hard at it.
We have been experimenting with different foods with him. He seems to quite enjoy the flavour of dill
pickles, although of course he cannot eat those yet. 
He is also enjoying being able to experiment
with eating at the table with us during meal times instead of simply watching
us eat, although I don’t think that much of the food is actually ending up in his
stomach.
Digging ditches and moving piles of wood - definitely a man's job. Once Falcon can eat those dill pickles, he will be right in there with his Dad doing the heavy work.
ReplyDeleteHaving property, there is always work to be done. We have had our place for 35 years and there is always something to improve or add. Falcon is a boy after my own heart, I love dill pickles. I grew pickling cuc's and canned about 40 jars last year.
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