Update

I've been so busy lately I'm not finding much time for blogging. You've all been so understanding over the past year with everything that I'm sure this short lapse in my writing is nothing major.

We're going to have a new well drilled.

Do you know how good it feels to be able to say that? We have spent over 2 years living with a hand dug well. The well we currently have is one that allows us to get things done at home but only at a bear minimum. We have been forced to schedule laundry loads around other jobs that required water.

Recently we had some major problems with the well. . . the pump reached bottom. It pulled sediment into the holding tank that feeds water into our home. Mike worked on it all, bought new parts even a new holding tank only to have this same thing happen again within less than a week. The new tank now has sediment in it too. We gave up on the old well and came to the decision we must have a new well drilled before Summer's end.

We also decided that if we're drilling a new well we need to go ahead and rebuild the inside of the bathroom, replace things in there and just start anew.

Mike worked so hard to gain the extra money for us to go and purchase the new Tub, Surround, Commode, Wood for the floors, Pipes and Sheetrock. The sink we have in there is a new one we just got so it will go back in.

Today, he took the sink out, took the cabinets off the walls, chipped off all the 1970's glass tiles, ripped down the plaster, old sheet rock that was behind it and got it ready for a major overhaul.

While he did that I busied myself reorganizing my laundry room. I went through my quilts and throw pillows and made a few more bags of items for Goodwill. I organized some of my sewing things and pulled the smaller freezer outside for a good preharvest cleaning.

Speaking of harvest - here are the most recent pictures of the gardens:


The front garden (side view) contains corn, green beans, tomatoes, eggplants and peppers.



The front garden (front view)



Green Beans



Back Garden contains 17 crookneck and zucchini squash, 17 slicing and pickling cucumbers, yukon gold potatoes, more tomatoes, okra, spinach, dill, carrots, onions, and more peppers.



Back Garden



Back Garden



Lovely visitor to the gardens


I'll try to get back here in the next day or so for another update. I hope you're all enjoying the warm weather we've been blessed with lately.
See ya soon!