There is a vote in for a new name for the ranch: Easy Time Ranch. James figures if we rename it, maybe it won't be so difficult.
Today, we drove out to the land to prepare the earth for potatoes. As I pulled in with the van, I see the tractor and the truck, but no James. As I park, I see James lying under the mower attachment, prying out barbed wire. The best we can figure, the barbed wire wasn't properly attached to the fence post and whipped loose as James drove by. No fingers or hands were lost in the process (or eyes, or other body parts). He proceeded to accomplish his mowing task and moved on to...
Plowing. Well, you know there's a steep learning curve for everything here at PR. Steep. As ladder steep as opposed to stair steep. We had to call it quits for the night since James' trailer's brake light wires are stripped, and he bought the wrong piece to fix that.
Until next time, remember, this is not paradise. It's, er...
It's still Purgatory Ranch.
Plowing. Well, you know there's a steep learning curve for everything here at PR. Steep. As ladder steep as opposed to stair steep. We had to call it quits for the night since James' trailer's brake light wires are stripped, and he bought the wrong piece to fix that.
Until next time, remember, this is not paradise. It's, er...
It's still Purgatory Ranch.
what kind of potatoes are you guys planting? Tim wants to grow some potatoes this year, but we haven't really looked into yet.
ReplyDeleteKennebec, Yukon Gold, and Blue Viking, I think.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to your potato crop :). (Am I a city-livin' moocher?)
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