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Got to work in the yard after I got home from the day job. I planted a 6ft Holly, 3 Boxwoods, 3 Azaleas, 5 barberries and a Japanese maple. :sl:sl
 
It was one of my first attempts, sadly it went bad and was something resembling lemon vinegar before I even got to back sweetening.

It did clean the Bejeezus out of toilets, washing machine, and dishwasher.

glad you got a good use out of it!
 
been outside playing in the mud all day!My back is killing me!! :s ENOUGH OF THIS FRICKEN RAIN ALREADY!
 
Ya pretty much. Put the breaks on all our land work till about 2 this afternoon. Good thing there is still more than enough time to catch up before planting.

In other news, I finally connected with a turkey this morning. Nothing big or spectacular but it's a bird in the freezer. Maybe the next bird will be the 35 pound dinosaur.
 
Ya I guess things are looking alittle greener up here today. Spotted some nice maple buds yesterday. Always a sure sign winter is over.

In other news I finally got my act together and bought a smoker. It was on sale so the wife was on board. Now I just have to build up a stockpile of applewood and I'll be ready to rip. I wonder how peach and cherry wood would go over.
 
Degassing today and thinking of how to make wine holders bottle racks out of pallets. I have hundreds of pallets at work..


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Spent yesterday and 8 hours today helping a friend/neighbor install hardwood floors. Living room and dining room are done. Tomorrow will be the entry hall and hall leading to the kitchen. After we're done tomorrow we will be having a cook out at their house.
 
took advantage of a lull in the rain to cut the grass. I had fertilized just before the weeklong rain began, so it was beginning to look like a jungle. Scored some points with the wife by vacuuming both cars.

Going to backsweeten the Skeeter Pee and do some bench tests with the Catawba and Diamond.
 
Just racked off my Gala Apple batch from this past September. Clearing up nicely with some really nice flavors
 
Today i bottled 8 carboys of 2013 Chilean Malbec yielding 21 cases. I sure wish I could automate the bottle washing! my sink holds 3 cases and I have two bottle trees so I basically have to do things two carboys at a time. it took about 5 hours working alone to wash the bottles, fill and cork them and clean up the carboys and the winery. I did not get them labeled. I will apply them later, probably when i put them onto the rack for aging.
I really need to get more racks built!
 
I need to start building racks. Thinking about the goat panels but I think I can get a better fitting mesh from the steel shop. Then a couple quick welds and a rattle can and it's all good. If only I had the time. Might have to wait till winter now
 
Ran in a 5k this morning. Then did a little planting, edged and mulched the beds in the front and one side of the house and cut the grass. Think I need an ibuprofen cocktail. :) Maybe the elderberry Weiss beer I'm drinking will help.
 
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