Sunday, August 30, 2015

The fair weekend....

well.. what can I say about "the rock".... here it is..in all it's finest and I am beginning to think it enjoys giving us all the trouble that it has. We needed it moved so that the new retaining wall could go in, but despite heavy equipment and many other attempts... it's just not budging...

we have just decided that it's going to stay... we'll dig a hole behind it, and see if we can roll it back a bit and get the room we need to work around it...


Abi said she wanted a picture of her with the rock, which is really sweet.. but it also shows the size of this thing and when it's buried and no one knows it there...

we'll know...
It's hard to believe that the fair is back in town... another season.. fall is just around the corner... I got a few entries put in... one being Ed's quilt that I have been working on for years. I actually thought this quilt was kind of ugly and had thought a few times of throwing it out. But the "yankee side of me" would never allow that... so, I push threw and got it quilted...

Now that I see it hanging here with the other quilts and with a pretty red (second place) ribbon to boot... I am happy with it, and after this I will use it on our bed...
Abi spends the weekends with her Dad.. so we had to snag her for an evening at the fair... we haven't been on opening night before, so it was great fun to see everything just opened....
and it's fun to spoil her with all the rides that she wants to take.....
We walked threw the barns... saw all the babies... ate all the bad foods that we could hold and just had a night of fun....


We went back to the fair the next day as well with the other grand.... I love watching the horse pulls.. I know not everyone is a fan and they don't understand it.. but i think they're great...

Reagan and Nate check out a team...
These beautiful animals are built for power, and overall, I feel they are handled well.... there's a lot of work, training and pride that goes into the team of pulling horses....
Bruce, Catie and Craig joined us as well... Reagan was all too happy to share his views of the fair.....
The display barns always have great things to show off... nice frame of bees here....
And the stocking that I made for Reagan also pulled a red ribbon... (really thought this would do better than that... but that's the "risk" you take with a fair entry)....
Course we did the barns with Reagan as we had done with Abi... I'm so happy that our grands are not afraid of animals.... 

well, they can't be can they???
This little calf was quite smitten with Reagan... but I think the feeling is mutual...
Catie and Bruce check out the alpaca......
but, there's no denying "what" is Reagan's favorite.. he couldn't wait to see the tractors... even though he sees them all the time. He climbed right up on this one... the only trouble was..

getting him down.....
the promise of a toy was just what we needed.... but giving him "whatever you like" might not have been the best idea....
cause he picked the biggest one he could find (or carry)... but isn't that what the fair is all about.  Too much of everything that is good......



After two fun nights at the fair, it was back to business.... we are determined to get this deck done before the summer is gone. Working on it these hot days has not been the most fun, but we just don't have a choice some days.... at least now with the decking done.. the railings should be a bit easier... and I will feel much better when they are up...

Looking good and just the first section makes me feel more secure.....

I really can't wait for this to be all done!!!!
Monday morning the guys were back to begin the work under the deck... the new paved area and retaining wall will be so nice to work with .... the doggies feet will be cleaner coming in and it will give them a shady spot to enjoy being outside...

We got the rock moved enough that they can get the wall in... and as I "feared" when it's all done,... the rock will be completely hidden from view..... it's sad.. but it has to be.. and I know that it's there...




So, the deck, the new walkway out front.. the area in the back are just great project that we have wanted done... but there is just one more.. which is a bonus, but no less appreciated....

I'm going to have an official round pen area to work the horses in ..... complete with proper footing... so out comes the grass to make room for some nice sand like footing...


this is going to be a great place to have....


looking this blog over I called it "fair weekend".. maybe it should have been "projects getting done"..

either way.. it's really happening here at the farm!!!!