Tink Is Here

Yes, the big news is that Katinka bought the house and has moved to Chico, at least for now. It's a very cute cottage, but it's gonna need a bit of work.

It's official!

But lets back up a little... This spring we finished the new chicken tractor. It's bigger and sturdier, it rolls easier, and it has a little chicken-sized door in front.

We got the tomatoes in by early May. It was a cool wet spring, but we could have had them in sooner; it was time more than weather that was stopping us.

We had a great crop of lettuce.

And some lovely onions, although we had trouble with them putting out scapes. It's so great to have Tink in these sorts of farm pics!

A wet spring means lots of rainbows. Notice how this one ends in the taproom! There IS a pot of gold there... golden delicious beer!

We've been playing music at the farm. Catherine is learning ukulele, I'm working on the melodica, and we have Tink on bells (tambourine and zils).

Tink has adapted to farm living. Here she helps Buddy put the chickens up for the night.

She also helped us get the rest of the wood mess up from the patio area in front of the soon-to-be citrus orchard.

We've had lots of visitors: David and Dean

And Masa, up from the Bay Area

We even found a new bar with Karen and Glen: #42, The Lost Dutchman. It's on the north side of town.

Back at Tink's house, we got M&S Wesley to take out all the privets and other weed trees. It's more open now, but it will be safer and better in the long run.

This tree still provides lots of shade, but isn't menacing the white shed anymore.

Titus has been helping patch the walls (after Tink ripped out the wood stove and hearth), and Craig is helping with the contracting. The benches in the back were rotten, so those had to go also, and we have some better ideas for plumbing the laundry room. Now she just needs wiring, plumbing, heating/cooling, and a new roof...

I made a tatted hanky for Laura.

And a viking boat to hold all the spices