It is time for a weekend at home.... It has been a long time. Fishing, hunting, holiday, repeat. This cycle didn't end with the New Year. Last weekend, I punched even more fun tickets. I went duck hunting with my Pop and I enjoyed a wild rendezvous in Spokane with some of my buddies from Helena. I didn't trade any pelts for provisions, but I did enjoy local ales and a little whisky from Kan-tuck-ee. It is time to put away the fun tickets for a weekend and earn a few more. The homestead needs work!
While I was out chasing fish and game all Fall, the gigantic sycamore tree in our backyard dumped cubic yard after cubic yard of leaves. Already, Em and I have sequestered a Lincoln Continental-sized pile, destined to be organic material in our coming lasagna gardens. Additionally, I have hauled a heaping pickup full to the composting plant, with another two pickup loads waiting to go out. Meanwhile, I am not a fastidious person (HHMMen have to keep up appearances); my gear is strewn about the house haphazardly, and it needs to find a more permanent home. If the DIY arts require a canvas, ours is far from clean, and it is my fault and time to look to the home front.
I had hoped to be building this weekend. Em and I have been sequestering various recycled materials for development of the urban homestead. Sure, this leads to more clutter, but we have big plans. When your farm is small, build up, not out, right? We are going to create structure to support growing things that climb and cling. Blackberries, hops, grapes, pole beans... a fortress of solitude and horn of plenty all in one. Too bad the ground finally froze this week. Guess I won't be breaking any ground this weekend. Instead, I guess it is time to put the elk and deer calls away that have been sitting on the table in our living room for three months. Time to organize the brewing equipment in the basement. Time to find a place for the vegetable chest freezer. Time to hang up the hunting clothes that have been left carelessly around the house. Time to vacuum the house. Time to go scouting for a new duck hunting spot on Sunday?
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