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Remember that Barney Song “Clean up clean up everybody everywhere.Clean up clean up everybody do your share”?
That’s all I kept humming this past Saturday as we worked on clearing another trash collection pile and filling the dumpster…again…. It took 3 loads and thank goodness for the John Deer because that stuff was heavy! We found a dog house, kitchen stove, old carpet, mailbox, metal legs to something maybe a sink or…
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Eureka… we have water!
The process of drilling a well is fascinating. First off… the trucks and drilling equipment are huge. And messy… And loud…. Sorry neighbors… and local birds and animals … Basically they drill down hundreds of feet until they hit the underground aquifers. Once they encounter groundwater they then set the pipe and well casing so…
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Pickers delight… Gas cans, shoes and oh so much more
Picking on Needle Eye is always full of surprises. Today we ventured into an old goat shed on the backside of our property. A little ominous looking and certainly a day time job… nope I would not be moseying on in during the night…. But… look at all the treasures we found. Keepers… Thinking the…
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Mountain Meadows Massacre
Just down the road from Needle Eye is a historical marker so Scott and I took a break to check it out. You can google to get the whole story but short of it, 120 Arkansans from this area headed west by wagon train and were killed in Utah in a massacre- men, women and…
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Taming the barn .. one side at a time
Scott is working to clean it out and to get the structure stabilized and then will fix rafters and patch back the metal roofing … good thing we have a whole lot of scrap tin hanging around.. we might even be able to match the patina Scott used an old cedar tree as the new…
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We got wood!
The foundation is cured and the wood has arrived.. let the house framing begin! Got one side framed so far.
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Visitors of 2022
As I reflect back on the year we have had… wow.. it’s been one. In August, we found ourselves empty nesters. We sold our home and stuff (still managed to pack 3 storage units…more on that later) and moved to a new state. Bought land way out in the country Moved into a rental. Began…
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Check Out the View…Hiking Needle Eye
Sometimes you just need a break from building and today we treated ourselves to a hike. Our daughter, Kate, had not yet seen the needle eye so we took her up the mountain. I just kept saying… “I can’t believe this is our backyard and we get to live here.“. Taming needle eye is breathtaking!…
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When, what to my wondering eyes should appear…
Our Needle Eye version of ‘Twas the night before Christmas… but make that the night before well drilling!!!! “When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a big huge red drilling truck, and one very curious deer.” Pleased to report that a shiny red well drilling truck has arrived on needle eye!! It’s a…
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Yep we just got a bit fancy..
Taming Needle Eye is full of surprises and lots of planning and decisions…So I just couldn’t help myself…. I got us our very own logo! Put the eye of the needle in the top of the mountain. Scott wanted a black bear and a nod to archery. Think it turned out pretty good. Now for…
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Timber… we have a tree down.. I repeat tree down..
Scott and I were out enjoying the day exploring needle eye by four wheeler when hold up Houston we have a problem… tree down and right in our way.. My big strong husband didn’t let a fallen tree get in our way. He just hopped right out and tossed it over and on we went…
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Foundation
Things are moving right along on Needle Eye Mountain. I’m happy to report that the house foundation has been completed. It was quite the process… first carving into the mountain for a nice flat area and the perfect view. Then truck loads of fill to level it out. Then pouring footings. Then cinder blocks, then…
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Country life just got a little more real
RIP Mable. The neighbors dog is on the nauty list! I had just got her to the point of eating blueberries out of my hand. I’m officially a vegetarian as of now
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How deep is your well…
Our next major taming feat is water. No rural water is available so that means we have to drill a well. Ummm take a guess at how long the wait is for a well…. The range is anywhere from a few months to next year”’ish” Lucky for us we found a well driller as soon…
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Psst… did you hear that?
Here are some of the “ah look how cute” critters the trail cam has captured so far on needle eye…. Turns out there are all sorts of critters that call Needle Eye Mountain home. I’ve already shared the now semi famous “Hank the Tank” snake photo (check out the “what does rat poop, a treadmill,…
Taming Needle Eye Mountain 