A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

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Above and Below, view of the back yard. The picture above shows our property line, which ends at that back line of trees.
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Above, a carport in the side yard. They left some straw behind which I will use in my garden. Below, the sunrise Wednesday (last week) after the snow storm.
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Above, a different picture of the back field. This is the immediate backyard. Past this line of trees, the second treeline is our property line. Below, is the front field. The house faces the road, which you can just barely make out in the snow. All of that to the right is driveway.
 

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In the time I've been away, we had new flooring installed on the entire 1st floor, and two 2nd floor bathrooms. We also had new appliances installed, moved in all of the most essential items to live here, and moved in officially on Monday, February 11th.
Yesterday, we finally brought our dogs to live with us. We are now mostly settled, excluding some nonessential items we left at both parents houses. Those will be making the trek, probably next week, if the weather holds out for us. Expecting snow tomorrow.
From the comfort of my house online today, I bought vegetable and fruit seeds for my garden, miscellaneous tools from Tractor Supply, some electric fence netting for the garden and chickens, and also ordered my chicks that will be arriving in April! Woohoo!
 

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Here is a picture of our puppers finally settling in today. The other two pictures are the moon this evening!
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FEM, yes Maverick is a big boy! He weighs 113 pounds.
Both of the dogs have settled in nicely and are enjoying all of the room they have to spread out. Maverick will be 11 years old in May, and has really slowed down this year. Unfortunately he is not enjoying all of the room to run around like Liberty has been. Makes me sad to see my pup slowing down.
Today, we finished emptying our PODS. They will finally be moving out of my driveway on Monday!
This week, I also got my brooder set up for the chicks to come in April. Currently waiting on some lumber to be delivered to build a chicken coop.
 

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The letter begins: "Dear brother I now set down by the light of the candil to rite a few lines to you..."
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I didn't realize how long I had been away. As always, a lot has happened since the last time I posted.

First, the bad news:
I decided to put my wonderful black German Shepherd down. Maverick would have been 11 on May 23rd. I had him since he was 3 months old, and I could just tell it was time. Hardest decision I have ever had to make. Liberty adjusted surprisingly well. I was more sad for her, really. She is an attention hog now, but she is slowly starting to get better.

The good news:
Well, where to begin! After a few setbacks, the woodstove is finally finished. It was completed on April 4th, and we couldn't be happier with the outcome.
The Garden: All of my live plants arrived. I now have blueberries, raspberries, black raspberries, elderberries, and strawberries, which all need to be planted tomorrow :barnie If I'm being realistic, the likelihood of that happening is not very good. I also have 2 lilac bushes that need to be planted. I will give priority to the plants that look the most sad, or are the most leafed out. I received the other half of my plant order yesterday, so I could prolong those if I needed to. I also need to get my onions, garlic, and rhubarb planted. I will be very busy the next few days! Luckily, Mr. M splurged on a tiller for me, so that will cut our time in half! Unfortunately, I do not have a fence to keep deer away, which really has me worried. I only have enough electric netting for the blueberry patch and my birds. I could throw something up really quick with some T-posts, but I'm hoping if I plant them strategically and cover them, I can hold them off. Realistically, I expect a few losses, but there isn't much I can do about that right now. Oh well, we will just have to see what happens.
Animals: My goslings and ducklings arrived on Wednesday (4/10), and my chicks arrived today! I am so excited! They are adjusting well to their new home.
On Sunday, we are having my family and hubby's family over for lunch. Everyone wanted to come see our first additions to our hobby farm, so we made a lunch date out of it. It will be nice to see everyone.
I'll try not to stay away so long next time! :D
 

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Harbor freight has canvas carports that will work splendidly for storing hay.

https://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-x-20-ft-Portable-Car-Canopy-62858.html

Friends of ours have one, the pipe frame inserts together. They drilled and put screws in to keep the frame from separating. They also ran a rachet strap over the frame and fastened the ends to twist in stakes in the ground so winds wouldn't blow it away. They put pallets on the ground and store their hay in it. They said that the cover lasts 2-3 years, then needs replacing.

They are inexpensive and will get the job done until you can build a barn.

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Congrats on your marriage! May it be happy and last forever. :)

Sounds like you found a wonderful property. I look forward to following your journey!
 
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