REALLY Long Time A Comin' Pt 1

Well, seems like it’s been a year since the last time I posted anything. 2016 was a rough year, or so I thought.  After getting a new phone, I went back over all the pictures that I’d saved, most were deleted.  Looks like a lot of good things happened at the Arcadia homestead.  Here’s what went down throughout the year.

Blooming Arts Festival 2016 in Linden, TN went alright.  So many great people coming out for the first big show of the year.  It’s our signal that spring is here. 3/18/16

My mother and brother came down to visit the last week of April.  Mom hadn’t been down here in a while because dad’s health was failing.  This was Tom’s first visit here.  I had him weld up some of my press for me and should have had more of it ready to finish.  4/30/16

The same day Mom & Tom left, Leslie’s mother and Bob came down to visit.  They were on their way to Georgia to visit with his family.  We got to take them over to Natural Bridge at the Tennessee Fitness Spa.  It was nice to have our folks come to the homestead…it doesn’t happen very often. 5/1/16

Someone finally fixed the soffit/facia boards on the back of the house.  They had been eaten away by carpenter bees.  Then I needed to cut down the brush behind the house to keep those pesky squirrels from jumping on the house. 5/7/16

Our next adventure started with me building a pigpen, house, feeder and waterer for our two little piggies.  We named them Gertie and Bella.  They sure know how to tear up the earth. 

My Tennessee cousin Tommy Burns stopped by one afternoon with his whole family.  They are a really nice bunch. 5/8/16

For Leslie’s birthday I built her an enclosed raised garden bed.  Julian helped me put it together and fill it up with many layers of dirt, hay, leaves and moisture holding materials.  Our Super Dry summer did it in.  Guess what won?  Oh yeah those dang weeds.  They don’t care what the conditions are.  5/20/16

Sandy and Len stopped by on their trip down the Natchez Trace.  They wanted to drive the whole Trace.  It is such a beautiful drive with more wildlife than you can imagine. 5/21/16

Sam came to stay with us at the end of May.  He signed up for a precision rifle match at K&M rifle range in Finger, TN.  The range is only 55 miles from here.  It was a blast (get it?) watching him shoot out to 1200 freakin’ yards.  He did great in the competition and I had a great time watching him shoot. 5/27/16

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This was the start of our year.  Seems to me that it was a good start and we never had so many folks come by in such a short period of time, except for the Party.  See y'all soon!

Part 2 will come in tomorrow or the next day.