A clearing we will go!!

Chaining sawing and stump grinding today! A clearing we will go!! Lol

Yum!

Cucumber Salad in the fridge! Excited for supper tomorrow, having it with Ray's home-made stuffed burgers! Haven't had cucumber salad in forever and found a recipe online today. 

2 english cucumbers, sliced thin
¼ small onion, sliced thin
1/3 green pepper, sliced thin
1 large clove garlic, smashed
1 cup white vinegar
2/3 cup cold water
4 tbsp sugar
2 tsps salt
½ tsp ground black pepper

Peel cucumbers and slice very thin. Place into bowl with onion, pepper and garlic. Mix liquids and spices. Pour over veggies. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight. Serve cold.

What does it mean to you to homestead?

Love this article on what it means to homestead. 

http://gnowfglins.com/2014/03/17/how-to-homestead-without-100-acres-and-a-cow/?utm_content=buffer83dc1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Tree check

Went for a walk last night and checked our trees and shrubs. Most of them are doing well. The choke cherries are doing the best out of everything, and some of the raspberries are doing well, same with the maples and some of the apples. Some not so well but we're hoping they will make it.

Squirrel Approved!

The squirrel approves of the new BIRD feeder!

A long day!

Today was the day! We had been waiting for the Willowview consignment auction for a while now.  Guys at Ray's work had told us of the great deals they always found there so we were stooked.

After a long day, our feet are sore and we have a stock trailer, approx 1/2 mile of buffalo fence and posts, a 1200 gal water tank, a Honda lawn mower, washer and dryer plus misc tools and I got thea butter churner! 
Long day though, didn't get home till 10.

New toy

Ray loves his new toy!! Time to water the new trees and bushes.  It is going to make it so much easier than trying to drag jugs or a hose over to the garden area.