Horse Trading

Today turned out to be a very good and productive day, I seem to be on a lucky streak that I hope continues throughout the year.
I am a big fan of Bartering, in fact I barter for many things.
Bartering is better than cash which can be in short supply from time to time, 5 years ago I introduced a couple folks here in the village to the notion of Bartering instead of cash, Bartering can be anything from trading labor to trading items of equal or lesser value etc. its up to the folks that are entering a barter to reach their own agreement on the terms, its a win win for everyone usually. Since starting with just a couple folks, our village seems to have caught the Bartering fever, now more and more people are coming aboard, Id guess in another year or two most of the village will be bartering back and forth to some degree.

Today, I did some Bartering (Horse Trading), I agreed to put together a deck for an elderly gent, that includes staining, so I traded my labor for his lawn tractor, its an older model but runs and drives like new, dont let the photos fool you, it aint pretty but it runs and I very badly needed it as our property is just too damn big for push mowers.



its an older Craftsman 14 hp lawn tractor, I start the deck tomorrow, I figure 3 days labour at 10 hours per day is a fair trade for the tractor!



not only will this little tractor work well around our property but I can add attachments to it as I find and barter for them, such as a tiller, trailer,snow blower,plow blade etc. it will also be a great tool for my latest endeavor, Today I was also hired as the groundskeeper for the Anglican church and cemetery here in the village,the little tractor will be ideal for zipping around all that property as well.

guess thats all for now, yall should consider Bartering,its fun, its free, and a great way to get rid of usable items that you no longer need or want, plus it keeps stuff out of the landfills.

Butch
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Spring Flooding

This is our garden, under about 2 feet of water, all the snow we got this past winter has left our property a ruddy mess, its not just our garden that flooded but most of our property.

I have been busy pumping out the water but there really is no place to put it, the ditch out front is overflowing, the water I pump out of the yard is pretty much running down the road.
I am not the only one flooded almost everyone here in Pense has flooding to some degree and some are flooded worse than we are so the village held a huge sand bagging bee, in 8 hours we all together have bagged over 5000 bags, which are free for the taking by anyone who lives here.



This is the entrance to our secret garden, it looks rather dismal right now, but once the water is pumped out and the area cleaned up it will once again be a cozy little hide away to sit on the bench swing and watch the birds and squirrels and breathe in the scents of wild flowers while shaded from the hot summer sun.



All things considered, the flooding aint so bad, this photo was taken exactly 1 month ago, when I was busy digging the RED DORF out of the snowbank to get it ready to sell, so when it comes to the flooding, it could be worse! it could always be 40 below and we could still have 6 feet of snow on the ground, so yep, Ill gladly take the warm weather and flood waters!

Our garden may be a little late getting planted this year as once the water is gone the ground still has to dry, but with some hard work, patience, and a positive attitude we will have a wonderful garden around the first of June. better late than never eh?

guess thats all for now, yall have a wonderful weekend.

Butch
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