Just Not Enough Time

Like most, we spent the holiday weekend with friends.  Of course, we spent it at The Compound.  It was hot as heck, 97 degrees Saturday, about the same on Sunday, and even though Monday at lunch was only around 90 it felt as hot as the last two days, just because we are not yet acclimated to the summer heat and humidity. 

We went through every shirt and dry pair of socks we brought along.  I worked in the chicken coop and the garden.   I shoveled and hauled pig poo and watered everything within an inch of itself!  Unfortunately, we lost a hen.  I think the heat got to her too.

The guys worked on a really "cool" project in the container.  I just didn't have enough time to take the necessary pictures.  Besides the space needs to be cleaned up a bit so the pictures will do this new contraption justice.  Trust me, you'll thank me later when you see what we've found and how well it works! 

Oh, and I think one of our pigs is in the "family way".  Gotta run!

Container Update - A/C

 

Our plans are still to completely cover the container with dirt.  But in the meantime we decided to install an a/c unit and a dehumidifier that both run on 110v.  Concerns were the amount of humidity we have in FL, and the storage of goods meant to stay cool and DRY.  Also, we want a back up should the container not cool down enough during the really hot summer months.  We had this a/c unit for our old camper, and the Moose picked up a brand spanking new dehumidifier for $10 at a recent yard sale.  God provides.

 

For now, they will run on our little efficient Honda 2000 generator.  Once the solar panels are up, they'll run off of them.

 

 

 

We still need to run an elbow on this opening, and place a bug barrier in between as well.  



We had the a/c unit running this weekend and it was in the lower 90's outside, but the container was down to around 70 degrees.  Perfect!  I know where we'll be this Saturday when its supposed to hit 96 degrees. 

Outstanding projects for the container;

• finish painting the ceiling and doors
• weld one of the doors shut
• weld the solar panel frame to the top of the container
• install the control panel for the solar array
• install refrigeration for the walk in cooler (the ideas for this are ever changing)
• tile the floor in the cooler
• build shelving
• lay down indoor/outdoor carpeting (looks like the green stuff they use for putt-putt golf)
• bury it in

I'm sure there's something I'm missing, but as you can see we have a lot on our plates.  Next major project is an outdoor kitchen.

Don't We All

Don't we all have days like this?  We just want to turn our backs on the world and let it go by? 



This little girl was having no part of the hassle for food.  Actually by the look of that belly, she may have already eaten enough.  She was listening to me, every time I spoke her ears would shift back, but she was in pout mode!