Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
January 27, 2025 Today, a truck pulled up from ICS. They were here to install the gutters we had ordered. ICS replaced our roof. They did great work, so I was happy to have the do our seamless gutters. I went out to see if they would need anything. The lead asked for a place […]
Read More Gutters Installed TodayJanuary 12, 2025 With the snow coming and trees ordered, it was time to do some sheet mulching to get ready for the pecan trees. On Wednesday (January 8), I took two large cardboard boxes from the barn and flattened them. I carried them out to the front yard. I also brought some large rocks […]
Read More Things We’ve Done Lately on Blackberry HomesteadDecember 28, 2024 The weather has turned rainy. Earlier in the week, Thursday was predicted to partly cloudy with Friday being rainy. By Christmas (Wednesday), rain was in the forecast for Thursday as well. On Thursday, it rained on and off. Since it was raining on Thursday, we decided to do some shopping at Rural […]
Read More Rain and More RainDecember 20, 2024 Today was cold; it only got up to 45 degrees F. It was windy, eight miles an hour with gusts up to 20 miles an hour. The wind and humidity made if feel a lot colder. The high of the day was early, around 9:00 AM. The wind blew in colder weather. […]
Read More Using New Yard ToolsDecember 19, 2024 As 4 o’clock rolled around, we noticed the roofers were starting to put away their tools. Please excuse the blurriness of the picture below. The picture window had some light reflection from somewhere. We no longer heard hammering or other work on the roof. Several men focused on getting their tools loaded […]
Read More The Roof Is Complete!December 19, 2024 The roof on the front of the house was completely removed before lunch. The roofers had even started putting down the RhinoRoof underlayment. They had started stripping the shingles and tarpaper from the back. We could hear them cutting in the roof vents with saws. They took a 30 minute break for […]
Read More The Old Roof Removed from FrontDecember 19, 2024 The roofers are tearing off the tarpaper now. They’ve made it down to the decking! These pictures were taken at 10:38 AM. This team of guys is fast! Read the next post on the roof replacement by clicking on the link here.
Read More Removing the Tarpaper from the RoofDecember 19, 2024 Today, at 9:40 am, one team of roofers arrived. This team removes shingles. The team lead knocked and Bruce spoke with him. The boss man is going to come with a dump truck after the other roof is they are working on is completed. They took out this machine from their trailer. […]
Read More The Roofers Have Started!December 16, 2024 On November 30, we ordered a Moen Kitchen Faucet from Home Depot for pickup at the store. I was unhappy with the quality of the Delta faucet and I didn’t like the design. With the spray head almost completely clogged up, it wasn’t very usable. With the spray head removed, the water […]
Read More New Moen Kitchen Faucet InstalledDecember 16, 2024 Yesterday, Bruce and I installed a one piece glass backsplash behind the cooktop. I had selected a few I liked on Amazon and let Bruce pick out the one he liked from them. This way Bruce wasn’t overwhelmed by the different choices and I knew I would like anything he picked. Once […]
Read More Installed a Glass Backsplash Between Cooktop and Hood
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