Yikes, I don't know where the time went, but it went. The shower house is really beginning to take off! My son-in-law came for a visit in May and we have now framed the walls and it is my job to finish the roof, before winter hits. With the lack of carpentry skills, it will surely take me all summer to get this part done. The local Habitat for Humanity store is where I am searching for some windows to put in the roof, for sunlight, as well as some solid wood doors for the entry to both the shower and the wash room side.
I just finished installing a small, instant hot water heater, in the yurt, so now it has hot running water. I was going to wait and install the solar batch water heater, outside, but then it can't be used in the winter. So, I guess the solar batch water heater will be used strictly for summer showering and washing clothes.
It rained so much this spring that everyone planted their garden very late, including me. I downsized from last year and only put in half as much produce seed. My fruit trees are really happy with all of the rain, however, and it shouldn't be long before I start getting fruit from them. I didn't touch the raspberry plants this past year, in hopes of actually gettting a crop off of them and now it is like a jungle down there! I do see some berries though, so maybe the jungle will be worth it, as long as there aren't any rattle snakes hiding in those vines!
There are now two calves on the ground, half breeds. They are half angus and half Scottish Highland and as a result of that mix, it doesn't look like they will have horns, which is a good thing. They are now two months old and eating out of my hand. "Here comes the beef" in about 14 months. They are "Sassie and Scottie" and Sassie definitely lives up to her name!
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