MC`s Forest Adventure

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Good Easter to all! Will be at my daughter`s for Easter then back tonight. Almost ready to start trimming! Yep it`s that time again!!! Prices for fuel are going up fast , they project increases for the next few years. I got to get more oil independent !
 
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Just a light sprinkle this morning but cold as hell ! Snow levels are down to 2500 ft. I`m hoping to finish a project cleaning out the threads on some 55 gal. barrels so I can use them for diesel fuel storage. They had truck bed coating in them so the threads are hard to clean. Using a wire wheel on my drill to clean them. If I wait they will fil up with rain water and any area inside not covered by the coating could get rush . If that happens it could plug a fuel line on my diesel generator ! Soon as I can get this job done I can finally get to trimming. Stopped by my friend`s whos making the hash for me. He wants me to pay for ice and power for the fans to dry the hash material. that is on top of getting half of the finished hash? Don`t think so ! I understand he`s broke but hey a deal is a deal and I think he`s got enough of one ! I will be working on turning the soil over and amendments added soon as I finish trimming.
 
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May have an other delay as My Mom has been given only an other week to live. Wasn`t that long ago my Dad passed away. This is a ruff year for me.
 
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My Mom passed away this morning. So glade I got to see her on my birthday.
 
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My sister seems on top of things with estate. She is sending a check of some sort soon. Much of the estate is not soluble into cash. What is will be given out first. Mom was cremated like Dad and they will have s service and they will be berried together, in maybe May. I`m getting a few more personal items of my Fathers. His 357 Smith & Wesson, Some gold and silver coins, His strait razor, Etc. I`m not sure what all. Much of his clothing went to me. I really like is Stetson hat I got. I have many pictures with him wearing it. While very different from me, I`ve always been very proud of my parents. They were good people. I`m going to miss them both. My Dad was always so excited about my farm idea. Now it looks like I might have the money to get a start. Bless them both for all the sacrifices they made for us kids. I haven`t been able to get much work done. I did finish cleaning the caps and bung holes on my 55 gal. drums. They are ready to fill with diesel fuel. I`ll need a hand pump. I`ll rush and do some re-supply and pay bills then get to trimming soon. Just haven`t been able to push myself yet.
 
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My sister seems on top of things with estate. She is sending a check of some sort soon. Much of the estate is not soluble into cash. What is will be given out first. Mom was cremated like Dad and they will have s service and they will be berried together, in maybe May. I`m getting a few more personal items of my Fathers. His 357 Smith & Wesson, Some gold and silver coins, His strait razor, Etc. I`m not sure what all. Much of his clothing went to me. I really like is Stetson hat I got. I have many pictures with him wearing it. While very different from me, I`ve always been very proud of my parents. They were good people. I`m going to miss them both. My Dad was always so excited about my farm idea. Now it looks like I might have the money to get a start. Bless them both for all the sacrifices they made for us kids. I haven`t been able to get much work done. I did finish cleaning the caps and bung holes on my 55 gal. drums. They are ready to fill with diesel fuel. I`ll need a hand pump. I`ll rush and do some re-supply and pay bills then get to trimming soon. Just haven`t been able to push myself yet.
Your parents sound like they were good people.
rest in peace Mr & Mr Castle.
 
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My parents were great people. They sacrificed a lot for us kids. Apparently they lived a very modest life so us kids would not become wealthy raised brats. We were always provided for but never spoiled. They let us make mistakes and didn't buy us out of problems, but allowed us to work through them and by doing so learn from our mistakes. I had no idea just how much they loved me and how hard it must have been to stand back and watch us hurting so we could learn responsibility and the worth of hard work. In the end they set us up for success and provided the means to accomplish great things. I will miss them the rest of my life .
 
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Today I`m heading to town. should have the petty cash check my sister sent me in the mail. AQ little birdy told me to expect my share to be around 35 k. It will be banked and I`ll pay a couple bills I couldn`t get done on Friday. Then I`m going to lunch and then to the range to shoot with my son. Don`t really need much in the way of supplies but I`m going to stock up on a few things. Tomorrow looks like a work day. I`ve got to work on the motorhome`s roof as rain is coming again later this month. I need to weed the greenhouses and then there`s trimming. I may decide to outsource that and look around for some soil amendments and ferts for the next crop. I`m not sure yet but it does need to get done soon. Thinking I need to go for new glasses and some dental work and maybe do some more work on the Blazer and truck. Could use a new water pump or two and may look into a diesel generator, I also should put the light tower, heaters, and maybe the Lister generator up for sale. along with a few other items I`ve had in storage for some time. I should contact a different outfit to get an idea what it will cost to survey the property. This time I`m going to ask for a time limit for completion. Once I have a survey done I can see what I`m in for and make better plans on the property. I need to know where the sun is and where to put the pad , well and septic. I`m not sure if I will have the property logged, cleared, or do the work myself. I don`t know if I should buy a tractor or rent one if I do the work myself. I`ll need some helpers to cut firewood and help clear up the mess if I do decide to clear the land myself. Like to maybe hire some help and if I can keep them on part time ,maybe work some kind of a deal to rent a second pad for an RV and let them grow a garden. I got several offers for around 20-25 k last time I looked into renting the property for a season. Thing is I`m going to end up in much better shape after this year, but not looking foreword to all the hassle. Still lots needs to get done !
 
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The little birdy was a little off in a nice way. Bad is it needs a week to clear the bank. Oh well I`ll pay off a couple bills and put some work into vehicles and not sure, maybe just hag on to the rest for awhile. Well I do need to find a new outfit to survey the property. Then I will look into some clearing road repair and fencing. I`ll need a gate to keep unwanted vehicles out of the drive way. Need a small pad where I want the well drilled also. Then the septic. I`ll be looking into a single wide Mobil home that`s big enough for a small wood stove and solar off grid power system will be next. I will need a good generator for back up and to keep the batteries charged in prolonged bad weather so I have constant power available. I`ll be working on the orchards as soon as the water is in because it takes years for trees to become mature. chicken coops , pig pins, and some rabbit cages along with wood shed, smoke house, Better year round greenhouse, all these need constructed so not likely I can get this done in a year`s time. I also intend to grow gardens along the way so I`ll be working my ass off! My parents left me with the means, now I need to step up to the plate and put in the work.
 
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I`m so tempted to buy a bunch of packs of seeds from the farm! There look to be a lot of good ones. Well maybe a few packs to add to my collection? I was even thinking I could do a sponsored grow/ show for free seeds as I get a lot of coverage on this thread. I`ve been offered to do that before.
 
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Very tempting !
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