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Sunday, April 14, 2019
Budbreak
Log of budbreak 2019
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Bonus Day
The forecast for the second Saturday in April was for cool temperatures, so our expectations were low. We worked inside late morning, but when the sun came out, we took advantage of the unexpectedly favorable weather to get some things done outside.
The pool lounge chairs may be the death of me. Pedro in Coral Springs, FL insists they are properly sized but I have yet to get them installed. They seem to be 3/4" too narrow. I attempted for 2 hours to MacGyver a spreader out of one of my clamps with no success. Lisa put an end to my futility by just ordering one from Amazon.
We turned to the poolhouse, where we have yet to hook up the plumbing for the new sinks. Unfortunately the concrete is too thick for easy installation of the faucets. I trimmed down one of the plastic screws and with one more trip to Westlakes, we should finally have it done. In a last ditch effort to actually accomplish something - anything - I got the water on in the poolhouse. The welded water wrench performed flawlessly.
Dinner was a highlight. Lime jasmine rice, pan-seared garlic asparagus, and salmon with dill and apple chutney.
The pool lounge chairs may be the death of me. Pedro in Coral Springs, FL insists they are properly sized but I have yet to get them installed. They seem to be 3/4" too narrow. I attempted for 2 hours to MacGyver a spreader out of one of my clamps with no success. Lisa put an end to my futility by just ordering one from Amazon.
We turned to the poolhouse, where we have yet to hook up the plumbing for the new sinks. Unfortunately the concrete is too thick for easy installation of the faucets. I trimmed down one of the plastic screws and with one more trip to Westlakes, we should finally have it done. In a last ditch effort to actually accomplish something - anything - I got the water on in the poolhouse. The welded water wrench performed flawlessly.
Dinner was a highlight. Lime jasmine rice, pan-seared garlic asparagus, and salmon with dill and apple chutney.
Rain (maybe snow) is forecast for the morning hours. More progress on the poolhouse seems unlikely until next weekend. Grapes ship Monday and the pool opens Wednesday, so we'll be very busy.
A Lovely Weekend (in spite of the cows)
The feed lot was set up over the winter just southeast of our property. While the cattle have moved off to, literally, greener pastures, the adjacent feed lot hasn't quite dried out yet. The first weekend in April brought nice warm temperatures and so for about one day we sniffed the sale barn. By Sunday we were in the clear.
With mulching and mowing done we turned to the sorts of chores normally at the bottom of the list. I repaired some screen doors.
We have the plastic down in the greenhouse earlier than ever. I had forgotten that I pulled out the shade cloth last fall to make repairs. That was done using a standard stapler - we'll see how long it lasts - and the shade cloth put back up. The greenhouse looks so much better in the summer.
Sunday brought a peaceful but not overly colorful sunrise which I got on time lapse.
With mulching and mowing done we turned to the sorts of chores normally at the bottom of the list. I repaired some screen doors.
We have the plastic down in the greenhouse earlier than ever. I had forgotten that I pulled out the shade cloth last fall to make repairs. That was done using a standard stapler - we'll see how long it lasts - and the shade cloth put back up. The greenhouse looks so much better in the summer.
Sunday brought a peaceful but not overly colorful sunrise which I got on time lapse.
It was a lovely weekend in spite of the cows.
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