End of August

For the past few weeks Hana and I have been building boardwalks and managing a privately owned woodlot. I have been using a small chainsaw and Hana has been using manual clippers to remove the smaller saplings. We are cutting birch, aspen (poplar), conifer, and other weedy trees and keeping transplanted Viburnum (high bush cranberry), Hawthorne, oaks, and other desirable plants that will attract wildlife. By clearing the area below the owner's house it will allow an improved view of wildlife - especially birds! Hana and I have a lot of fun working in the woods together!

As the summer winds down to school Hana was also asked to spiff up a garden before we stopped working. Here is their beautiful garden!

Thanks for visiting our gardening website! Please see our other blog to view exciting rabbit and llama news!!

More Pictures

After days and days of rain, we finally got back to our gardens! Below we made a lovely fern garden along a garage.
Weeding and added peat moss.... and thinning and beautifying!
Thanks for tuning in! Finally a day without rain! Lets keep it up!

More soap!

Today Hana, Melanie, and I crafted our newest creation: Summertime. Its a batch of soap that will bedazzle the senses while exfoliating with ground oatmeal. The essential oils used are: ginger, lemon, lime, orange, and a hint of mango! It is a light green soap that we molded into many different shapes! We had so much fun making it, will have pictures soon! Currently we have lemon mint, lavender rosewood, and raspberry patchouli soap for sale.

Only $4 a bar! Hand-milled, hand-molded soaps made from all natural ingredients containing no animal products! Thanks for visiting the site and have a great day!

Remember to visit our other blog and view pictures of the baby bunnies and llama that we have for sale!

August 1 and 2: Quit muckin' around!

The past few days Hana and I have been working in a marshy, muddy, wet place. We are helping a private landowner maintain his trails! We were building bridges across the wettest areas with big cedar logs and 10 foot planks.The mud was so deep that the Quadrunner almost got stuckHana actually did get stuck...it was messy.But, she got out eventually and started throwing the logs around so that we could nail the planks down. I tried to help - but those logs are just so heavy! I left most of the heavy lifting to Hana.
She picks these things up like nothing!You need to be strong to muscle those boards around!Here is a picture that captures a lot of what we have been involved with at this particular home. We help upkeep gravel and rock around the house that directs water. Last year we helped scape the lawn pictured below. Our father is a custom carpenter and he built the porch that is pictured below - its fun when you can see the family's work all in one place!

Today I weeded the garden that is surrounded by the stone work.
Its fun to work out in the woods!