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9/30/2011
A month has slipped on by.......
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9/29/2011
Tank is inside for good.
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9/28/2011
Almost
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9/27/2011
Got the material for the Tank house.
Put the tank in the house.
Got the tank.
Set the mud sill.
So I used to have a bridge, but the right side tooth went bad. So cut the bridge and make a crown out of it,
and pull the bad tooth. First thing this morning, fun.
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9/26/2011
Filled the block with concrete and set the bolts for the mud sill.
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9/25/2011
Started the second batch of wine. Dehydrated Italian prune plums
Finished the block work.
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9/24/2011
Set up a tarp for the rain and stacked some block in the tank house.
Made another batch of wine. This is the free flowing juice of the must.
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9/23/2011
Picked more grapes.
Repaired the trailer, went and got block. Stripped the forms.
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9/22/2011
Deja Vu
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9/21/2011
Half the tank house pad is poured.
Did 23 jars of Plum Jam.
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9/20/2011
Canned 17 quarts of tomato soup.
Trimmed around the bottom of the fig tree. Pressed the first batch of wine for 2011 Twelve gallons.
Worked in the garden beds.
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9/19/2011
Picked and cleaned tomatoes.
Cooked them.
Removed the skins and seeds.
Cooked to reduce the water. Tomorrow we can.
The stem end is on the left and the blossom end is on the right, So where is the root end for this new plant with flower bud?
It is growing right out of the side of the squash? Strange ones this year.
Got 8,000 lb of Concrete mix and up on hillside ready for Wednesday pour.
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9/18/2011
Put a roof over the Beer Garden extension.
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9/17/2011
36 quarts of pear nectar.
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9/16/2011
Dan moved the dirt pile.
Lots of steel for the tank side and perimeter on the storage side.
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9/15/2011
1500 lb. of cement on the truck then off the truck.
I made a feeder for the pollen substitute. It is being held by my helping hand.
I will check it in a few days to see how they like it.
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9/14/2011
Set the form for the pour, next in is the steel for the tank house.
Death by shovel. Tip. Do not mess with a tired man with a shovel!
Extra gravel on Karen's parking space.
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9/13/2011
Extension to the Beer garden.
After pouring concrete I am always hungry.
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9/12/2011
Checked for mites. Found none.
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9/11/2011
Crushed grapes.
Removed the stems and put into primary fermentation tank.
The hydrometer says 1050 sg that's pretty sweet!
I was in the Kalmiopsis wilderness on 9/11/01.
I was awake early for I had a schedule contact with a friend at 7:00 am. I was on Frequency a little early testing and announced my
call sign. My Dad called me out of breath in a state of panic. I new something was wrong and I was fearful for my family, mother, sister, brother and
children. He blurted out that "the trade towers had fallen down". For the life of me I could not understand his words. Karen and I lay
in our sleeping bags trying to understand what was said. He told us again that some planes had hit the towers and they had fallen down.
I still could not grasp what he was saying nor understand the real meaning of the statements. Another ham came on and
gave us an account of the time line and description of the days events. It still did not truly register. Five days later when we
came home and saw the film, it seemed like a Hollywood production. But this time it was a sickening reality that has
never left.
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9/10/2011
I love fruit off the vine, tree or bush.
Picked grapes.
Planted winter crop.
This one looks like it would hurt.
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9/9/2011
Bridge across the overflow. Finished the Curtain Drain.
Blackberries..... Beer Garden Extension
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9/8/2011
Curtain drain finished, a little dressing up and it is done.
Dug out for the Tank House and now for the hand work, and form for the foundation.
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9/7/2011
Dig the trench, put in the pipe, cover with rock and ...
cover with dirt. Then hit a rock in the trench and Dennis and I cut it out with the jack hammer in 2.5 hours.
Rock in pieces that did not give up easily. More pipe and more gravel.
6,000 pounds of gravel, one shovel at a time.
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9/6/2011
Bought winter crops today.
So I get 6,000 lb of 2 inch rock and put it on the hillside, now we wait for the trench to be put in tomorrow. Then we shovel.
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9/5/2011
No Kodak moments today.
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9/4/2011
Finish work on the car. Pears, Prunes and Plums.
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9/3/2011
Ever notice how the little car looks like a mouse trap with the deck up. I was working on the carburetor and...
It came down and hit me on the top of the head. The back of the head a couple of days ago and now this.
Oh yes, it hurt.
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9/2/2011
Grapes are starting to get ripe.
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9/1/2011
Metal scrap going to the recycle.