Loading the boat

I loaded a few poles onto the boat.  Next weekend, I am planning on going down to the island to survey the cabin.  Over the last sixty years, the edge of the island has slowly been moving towards the cabin.  As a result, we need to move the edge of the island away from the cabin.  This will probably mean jacking up the cabin and rolling it inland.

Mobile Reading Experiment - Nov 2010

Just finished reading Chicot the Jester, by Alexandre Dumas.  A fun book, but with a bit of a quick ending.  I read the entire book on my phone, which was an interesting experiment for me.  I heard about a person who reads 2-3 books a year (on his phone) while waiting.  It was handy to have a book to read at the ready when I was waiting for things, but could be a little cumbersome when I was wanting to relax and read (which is easier with paper).

Vineyard Hardware - Episode 1

I bought some vineyard hardware off of craigslist.  I purchased a few different parts of the hardware needed to construct a trellis.  I still need to get wire and anchors, but this is a great start.

• 50  2"X8' metal trellis posts
• 50 trellis post top brackets
• 50 trellis post lower brackets
• 6 rolls of drip line with emitters

It was fun going to get the hardware.  The seller used his loader with forks to lift the poles en masse into the trailer.

Garden Cart

Another purchase off of craigslist; I bought a garden cart to help move heavy stuff around.

Fertilizer Cam

Fertilizer tour

Sagebrush removal and fertilizer

We endured another round of rototiller, and working on sagebrush removal.  This time we made great progress.  Using good tools sure does help!   I used a sawzall (reciprocating saw) with a small generator to help remove the sagebrush, and a bar to get down to the roots.  The fertilizer spreader worked really well.