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[CapricornFarm]

Was out working on completing a buck pen for my male goats. Wa also moving the pen fencing to be able to access and drop a dead tree that has been lightning struck several times. That is no longer necessary. As I was setting out their food bowls for evening pellets, they were all inside the pen, and a T-storm blew up to the north and the wind blew the tree down, right in the middle of their pen. Broke at the root ball, so shouldn't have to dig anything out either. No goats or humans were injured in this event. I see sawing and splitting in my immediate future.
View attachment 1518486 As you can see, the goats are extremely pleased to have a new toy to jump around on.
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I lost a doe to an event like that. The goats were in their shelter and a large tree fell on the shelter! One goat killed, one trapped. It was really sad.

 

[pennyJo1960]

@Latestarter great looking goats there bet they do enjoy the tree new toy

 

[pennyJo1960]

I am always astounded scg at how many different talents you possess

 

[pennyJo1960]

Goodnight all hope your nights are restful days productive

 

[ronott1]

It is miserable hot again.

BF built the turkey and chick a ramp tonight so they don't sleep outside. We went out to install it together. After installation, I very meekly pushed the turkey with a toe to try and get her moving. She got up and let me grab her chick. Plopped it into the coop, turkey jumped into the pop door after the chick. No digits, eyes or skin were harmed. Easy, peasy. BF thinks I've been lying about the assassin turkey, now.


Also found a missing cemetery today. Last directions were:
Cemetery copied by Norman E. Fossett of Vassalboro 1957-58. Rechecked in mid 1970s by members of the Vassalboro Historical Society. Located in deep woods between old Rt. 201 and Ian & Ann MacKinnon property and the Kennebec River approximately due west of their house. [This forgotten graveyard is in deplorable condition. Due to a logging operation in the area most of the stones are broken].

Great directions. Tracked down the MacKinnon homestead to the current owners. Drove by their house last week to find 2 loose dogs, cones across their driveway and a no trespassing sign. I sent them a USPS letter and heard back from her yesterday.

She knew exactly where it was, and had been curious about it.

To say it's in deplorable condition is being kind. That was mid 1970. I'd say time hasn't improved it.

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I did some very brief research and this was one of the founding families of the town. The guy on the tablet stone was one of the first selectmen, the first town treasurer and one of the first town postmen. His daughter, Sarah, was the first "white girl" born in the town (that's a common saying from back then, hopefully it does not offend as that is certainly not my intention - unfortunately most of the previous inhabitants of the town didn't get to write their history down. I did find mention of an "indian burial ground" and "slave burial ground" in the town archives and will do my best to look for it, but suspect it is long since gone. I also live on the old Town Farm property [since split up from the original acerage and know that there's also a destitute/insane unmarked burial ground somewhere around here that I'm trying to get Ripley to find]). I suspect Sarah is one of the fieldstones in this cemetery as she is not on the 1950's transcription, but her (I think) daughter Sarah is.

Trying to decide whether this graveyard can be saved. I think parts of it could be. One of the descendants lives nearby and also does cemetery work, so I think together we could make some good headway.

I am amazed at what you take on! I can't wait to see the results of the restoration

 

[perchie.girl]

I could probably put fish line around the trees. Hardest part would be that they are about 6 foot away from the barbed wire fence at the south side of the yard. Deer can cross the road, run up the slope and jump the fence.

Wouldn't be so bad if the cloven hoofed devils would show themselves during deer season so I could get a shot off at them. But no, they have to disappear in those deer caves.at the sound of the first rifle shot.

I have heard a double fence deters deer because they cant figure out how to jump it...

https://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/deerfences.html

quote from the above website
""If you have a standard fence about four or five feet high, you can add a similar and additional one about four feet away. While not high, with this width deer usually won’t like to try and clear both and perhaps get caught between or on them. ""

deb

 

[Alaskan]

It is miserable hot again.

BF built the turkey and chick a ramp tonight so they don't sleep outside. We went out to install it together. After installation, I very meekly pushed the turkey with a toe to try and get her moving. She got up and let me grab her chick. Plopped it into the coop, turkey jumped into the pop door after the chick. No digits, eyes or skin were harmed. Easy, peasy. BF thinks I've been lying about the assassin turkey, now.


Also found a missing cemetery today. Last directions were:
Cemetery copied by Norman E. Fossett of Vassalboro 1957-58. Rechecked in mid 1970s by members of the Vassalboro Historical Society. Located in deep woods between old Rt. 201 and Ian & Ann MacKinnon property and the Kennebec River approximately due west of their house. [This forgotten graveyard is in deplorable condition. Due to a logging operation in the area most of the stones are broken].

Great directions. Tracked down the MacKinnon homestead to the current owners. Drove by their house last week to find 2 loose dogs, cones across their driveway and a no trespassing sign. I sent them a USPS letter and heard back from her yesterday.

She knew exactly where it was, and had been curious about it.

To say it's in deplorable condition is being kind. That was mid 1970. I'd say time hasn't improved it.

View attachment 1518390 View attachment 1518391 View attachment 1518392 View attachment 1518393

I did some very brief research and this was one of the founding families of the town. The guy on the tablet stone was one of the first selectmen, the first town treasurer and one of the first town postmen. His daughter, Sarah, was the first "white girl" born in the town (that's a common saying from back then, hopefully it does not offend as that is certainly not my intention - unfortunately most of the previous inhabitants of the town didn't get to write their history down. I did find mention of an "indian burial ground" and "slave burial ground" in the town archives and will do my best to look for it, but suspect it is long since gone. I also live on the old Town Farm property [since split up from the original acerage and know that there's also a destitute/insane unmarked burial ground somewhere around here that I'm trying to get Ripley to find]). I suspect Sarah is one of the fieldstones in this cemetery as she is not on the 1950's transcription, but her (I think) daughter Sarah is.

Trying to decide whether this graveyard can be saved. I think parts of it could be. One of the descendants lives nearby and also does cemetery work, so I think together we could make some good headway.

Very exciting find!

 

[bruceha2000]

My kids were born in Halifax, and i attended Dalhousie.

Drove right by it! Guess it doesn't have what DD wants.

Tom Bidet, ain't he the guy in the commercial that says he'll leave the light on for you?

That is Bodet Pert Yes and he lives in Vermont.

I could probably put fish line around the trees. Hardest part would be that they are about 6 foot away from the barbed wire fence at the south side of the yard. Deer can cross the road, run up the slope and jump the fence.

@perchie.girl beat me to the double fence suggestion. They won't jump the first if they won't be able to get runway for the second.

Trying to decide whether this graveyard can be saved. I think parts of it could be. One of the descendants lives nearby and also does cemetery work, so I think together we could make some good headway.

You are a dedicated woman SCG.

 

[bruceha2000]

DD liked Mt. A (which seems to be what everyone we've talked to in NB and NS call it). Small town of 5.5K (with a gluten free bakery), school population ~2,300. School has what she wants and seem to be very accommodating of her "odd status" being 25 so 7 years out of HS and with a few CC courses in the last year. The fact that she looks much closer to 18 than 25 won't hurt wherever she goes as a freshman. She's hoping for January.

Dorm rooms are decent, all have 3ish cu ft mini fridges and (amazingly) free washers and dryers. DD2 got LOTS of quarters for Christmas when she was at Beloit, I think it was $2/wash and $2/dry though she could get 2 washer loads in one dryer. Food service seems to be accommodating of different dietary requirements/desires. Campus smallish but nice. Oldest building is the original women's dorm. The guide kept calling it the "Old Lady's Hall" though I think she was REALLY trying to say the old "Ladies' hall" needed a slight pause in that phrase.
Interesting factoid:
"May 25, 1875
Grace Annie Lockhart becomes the first woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor degree when she graduates with her BSc "

There is a waterfowl park right nearby that we walked through. Nice place for a bit of exercise and relaxation. Pictures later. The dorms are above the bigger street, all other building below. The smaller buildings on the lower right are not part of the campus but the gluten free bakery is one of them.


DD said it is a "Maple League" school, which apparently is the Canadian equivalent of our Ivy League schools. She told the registration advisor (Mt. A grad from about 8 years ago) that she was bored with the CC courses and wanted a challenge. Advisor said Mt. A would be good for that. Not concerned that she didn't take the SAT or ACT because Canadian colleges don't care about such standardized testing. Also not concerned that her senior year transcript will have P/F (all P) instead of number grades. Happy with the 4.0 on the CC courses. So this school is still on the definitely possible list. I gather there are a few in Ontario she might be interested in as well though they have not been visited.

Went to see St. Mary's in Halifax yesterday. 6,400 students in a city of 440K. Very compact campus surrounded by homes and trees, a couple of kilometers from the more congested parts of Halifax. But ... SMALL dorm rooms, there are 4 buildings 4 stories high (with shared kitchens), one 22 story with 2 stairwells and 4 elevators and one 20 story with NO elevators at all. Almost all the buildings are connected so you pretty much never go outside which could be nice in foul weather but seems claustrophobic, like the dorm rooms. Lots of stairs to get around places since the ground the buildings are on isn't flat.


The dorms are everything between the 2 towers (inclusive) at the bottom.

DD has written it off.

We did find a nice restaurant called Morris East in Bedford, near the B&B where we are staying. B&B host recommended it last night after we told him all of DD's dietary restrictions. They have a gluten free pizza crust and even a gluten free tart shell (both cost more than regular of course). Last night I couldn't decide between the Spaghetti Bolognese and the lemon chicken. Went with the chicken, it was good. DD had half her 9" pizza left (normal) which came back to the fridge in the room. DW had pizza, ate it all as is normal.

Wore DD out yesterday with:

• St. Mary's tour
• Walk around the Point Pleasant Park (can post pictures later)
• Lunch
• Natural History Museum
• Walk around the Halifax Public Garden

She's held out really well so far. Way more than she could have a year ago so that is great. Bodes well for her being able to handle a full college course load away from home. Anyway, we brought her back to the B&B at her request and left her to eat her pizza. Back to Morris East for DW and me. Waitresses recognized us as we came in. The one we had last night asked if I was going to have the Spaghetti Bolognese. Yep! It was good. DW had another pizza.

The morning plan is to check out here and go to the Bay of Fundy and see, best we can, the highest tides in the world then we go back to Sackville, NB. Don't know that DD has anything else she wants to see there but we planned it so she could if she wanted to. Will have breakfast Thursday at the gluten free bakery (where the baker is already planning to make sticky buns with no nuts at DD's request yesterday) then head down to Bangor, ME for the night.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Bruce the Bay of Fundi is so wicked cool. There's a restaurant right on the edge (not sure about the status of their gluten free offerings though) that you can literally just sit and watch it. Yes, it doesn't move that fast, but it's fascinating nonetheless.
Don't forget to see the second most famous duck when you go to Bangor.