It’s fun watching the kids move their hogs around the Hog Barn at the fair. That’s exactly the way they do it, with these hand-held panels, almost like a shield they’re wielding, to move them along. :)
I should see if this would work with my Beagle. He’s hog-stubborn, LOL!
Beau reports that Chuck is having the time of his life, now that he’s out of a pen. He’s got him haltered and tied on a long rope and he was running and jumping and kicking up his heals at suppertime, tonight. :)
APRICOT HONEY GLAZED CARROTS / decorative holiday deliciousnesss
Preheat oven to 350°. Start by cleaning the carrots and peeling them with a vegetable peeler. Place them on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Drizzle with olive oil. Brush them with the apricot honey balsamic glaze. Roast them. Serve them dressed with goat cheese, toasted pine nuts, and fresh thyme.
GLAZE Mix apricot jam, honey, dried thyme, salt, pepper, balsamic in a small bowl.
Started on my fence project today. Boy, am I worn out. Got outside around 11 and came in about 6:15. I maybe took 30 minutes of breaks. To do the fencing requires standing the entire time. Bending to cut the wire & then again to get it straightened out (using the sidewalk & mashing it flat standing on a board) has my back really unhappy.
The first panel was a mess (I ended up re-doing it) - it took that one to figure out how many blocks I would need to cover the panel (30). No height adjustment - panel is about 3.5’ & wire is 4.0’. I’m just letting the extra 5-6 inches stick up over the top PVC rail - adds some height & I don’t think the crows will be able to sit on it. The stainless zip ties are working out - figured out between panel 1 & 2 that I need them on a certain way - makes tightening & clipping off the excess easier. It takes a pair of tin snips to cut off the excess - tough stuff.
Managed to get part of my hand in the wire cutters while cutting off ‘ends’ .... got a fairly major boo boo. It was a stupid mistake - I hate when that happens!
I got 5 panels done today (6 if you count the ‘do over’). The old netting has to come off which requires cutting a lot of zip ties so doing that & cutting/straightening the wire is the most time consuming. Putting the wire on goes pretty fast. The new fencing looks a lot neater than the old & I’m really pleased with the way it’s turning out. I’ll take some pics & post on the Saturday thread.