a typical bi-polar Ohio River Valley weather day
7:30 a.m.  grey skies, looked like rain.  8:00 a.m., sunny.  Had to pull out my sun glasses while driving.  8:15 a.m., no sun.  9:30 a.m., sun streamed through the windows of Congregation #1 as I preached the sermon.   10:00 a.m., no sun.  Looked like rain.  

Went by Wildbranch following worship at Congregation #2 and it was mud city.  2.5 inches of rain last week will keep the builder away until the end of the week and that's assuming no more rain.  Forecast says more rain tonight.  We need it, but still!  Monday was supposed to be the day work began on the road and excavation for the basement.  Getting antsy and ready to go.  

Snapped a few photos, looking for evidence of spring.  Slim pickings.  Too wet to sit and meditate, so blessed the land and made a quick retreat back to Louisville and a nap!

chainsaws and goddesses

O.K.  decided the chainsaw was probably not my thing.  Hubby purchased a new one and he tried it out today on the property. I tried it.  I don't like it.  I'm paying people to take down trees lol.  On the other hand, my role may be better served as "wood goddess." 

It was a fun day at Wildbranch.  All sorts of interesting things are beginning to green up, plants I do not have the names for so I am definitely going to have to get a plant book for indigenous plants of the area.  Met with Bill "the builder" to go over some details regarding the basement and to talk about what trees needed to come down.  I will link you to his website once he finishes it.  So far he has been a considerate and thorough guy and I'm looking forward to working with him and his dad "Bob the builder."  You heard it right—Bob "The Builder,"  haha.  Bill said if the weather permits, they will begin next week to build the road and dig the basement.

Also received in the mail today a fat envelope from the REMC (local electric company), with a bunch of paperwork to fill out and a request for a check for $2K—far less than I had first imagined for putting in the electric in an undeveloped area.  So finally!  Things are beginning to move and I'm getting excited.

staked

I was so excited this past weekend to discover that the builder had staked the entrance to the driveway.  This is not only progress, but it brings with it VERY good news.  Bill, the builder,  said he anticipates getting the health department permit today, the driveway permit Wednesday and the building permit by the end of this week and I think then, I will get an actual address assigned for this property.  Once these things happen, weather permitting, the builder will be ready to have the basement dug.


WOOT X 1000!  [Imagine a slightly dumpy middle age woman dancing a jig while similtaneously doing the wave and that would cover my degree of excitement.]

Yesterday,  one of the members at congregation #1 shared news of her new flock of chickens.  She subscribes to a cool magazine called Mary Janes Farm and a couple of years ago she passed along a couple of copies.  I went to their web site this morning and ordered my own subscription and signed onto one of their forums.  My user name is dirtangel (just in case you see me there).  Check out their web site and the stuff they do to not only support sustainable ag and organic farming, but the focus of their entire organization is women farmers.  http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/