The Yule Tree

DH bought me Moonstruck Chocolate for Christmas! 

And I had to put it under our little Yule Tree.


 Just a table top sized one but we like it. Makes the house smell wonderful.


Well..... and with a big tree, we would most likely have cat's helping us with things in the tree and that would make the holidays a wee bit more interesting than we need.


So small is good!

Fencing

Since the run in shed is arriving this Monday, I decided we need to work on the fencing a bit. Nice to have another section finished and the brace for the larger of the two gates in.

Finished the New Roof

The new roof was finished yesterday. Properly put on with a ridge Vent across. This will stop some of the things that were going on with the roof.

Can also see we have put a gravel path in, which will be dual purpose. One, to be able to use the front door and the second will be a path to the future hay shed.



Back part of the new roof and you can see the ridge vent better here.

Nice to know we will have a dry house during the winter.

The New Roof for the house we bought ~

Hated parting with the money for a new roof but as you can see, it needed to be done. Yes, that is indeed a hole in the roof... and mold.

This is what happens when people use a contractor, that doesn't care about the quality of his work, or even doing the work correctly.

Luckily, we found a good general contractor that takes pride in his work, to repair all the issues with the house. So if you need a good Contractor in Caroline County, VA, let me know. Will give you his contact information.

New Roof, Horse pasture and a Muddy white horse

Wasn't at all happy when I found out we needed a new roof on the part of the house built in 2000.

The money we are having to put into that repair, should of bought, a scooter so I can get around places better, wood stove for the house and a manure vacuum. Sigh ~~

The roof repair is more important. And the family is together but will still grumble about it a bit.

Stone foundation for the wee board and batten hay shed.

Where the wee board and batten run in shed will be, hopefully sometime next week.

Was hoping for a small traditional barn but this is what we could afford. Maybe some day.

Other side of the night pasture. DH will finish this part once the run in shed is in place.

Yes, Dyfra can even find mud in VA, rather impressive.

Family is doing well.

Slowly getting things done, unpacking as I find room to put the stuff.

For such a big house, there is very little closet space and what there is didn't have any shelving or such. So DH and DS put some up.

The poor men of the house are going to have a "To Do" list, a mile long for a very long while! But at least they will never be bored. ;O)

Thanksgiving at Jamestown

With all the work moving across the country and this being the first Thanksgiving in two years since the family has been together, we decided to go the Jamestown.

Can see DH happy smile.

A couple of photos of DH and DS. Was nice to take a day to play.

Maggie's New Cart

Before the move to VA, I decided I had better sell Maggie's posh Country Road Cart for a couple of reasons. One, I did not have room on the truck for it and two, more than likely something would of happened to it.

The replacement is this, a Hyper Bike. I can no longer give pony rides with me but it is much lighter than her CRC.

This is her 2nd time in this cart and I have a lot more tweaking to do before I have the cart and harness where I want it.

Is a very stable, has a wide track and able to handle the type of driving I do, which is just on the trails.

She seems to enjoy it so far and for the first time ever, I am wearing my helmet while driving.