Tree project is finished for the next few days. Progress stopped when the crane with the grappler hook/saw malfunctioned. These trees are so tall that they have to extend to their full reach, which puts a huge load on the weakest point. This is the second rig that was messed up with this project.
The bucket truck is in for regular maintenance and won’t be out until Monday or Tuesday. Today, all I had was fresh herbs. Next time, I will be armed with cookies or some such to offer for a hard day’s work. (I offered water, but they brought their own.)
We are the 4th owner of this house. I have never met the original owners, but they still live in the area, and one neighbor is still in touch with them. I asked her to reach out and see if they want a slice of the hickory tree. They said yes! So they will come by sometime next week to retrieve it.
I’m looking forward to meeting them. The woman is apparently a Master Gardener, and she gave me a great slate to work with. I hope she will like what we’ve done with the property, but you never know.
The only other thing we did was update the kitchen. I like to cook so I needed a gas stove. It was an imperative for me.
That’s great that you’ll get to meet a previous owner! I LOVE what the ‘kids’ have done to my farm since they bought it. They did all the things I was set to do: new siding, a few more windows replaced, new roof, improvements to outbuildings, etc. before Beau made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. ;)
The guy that fills our LP tank used to live here as a kid. They were just renting at the time. He asked to bring his Mom and daughter over to see ‘the old place’ and we had a really nice visit. His Mom kept crying, though. She really loved this farm/house and hated to leave it. I now know just how she feels. :)