Travel Blog

I meant to have the top page pictures be farm pictures to go along with this blog, but Phil's computer is poopy to me, so I couldn't get PhotoShop to cooperate.
But I did manage to get some other pics resized and ready to go, so here's some shots of life on the Anderson Farm.

There is an old RV slab at the end of the road that had electric and sewer (not sure about water), but it hasn't been used in a long time, so Phil and I parked our RV up a bit of a hill beside the barn. We could hook up to electricity there so our RV wouldn't freeze and the food in our fridge wouldn't spoil, but since we were right next to the driveway up to the main house, we couldn't stay in the RV.

We were put up in style at the mother-in-law house turned guest house.

The guest house overlooks the catfish pond. We didn't get to see any catfish because it's wintertime and they're all on the bottom hibernating or whatever they do, but we were told the catfish are pretty darn big. I guess Willoughby won't be going swimming there in the summertime. She'd get eaten!

Catfish pond:

Phil and I got to earn our keep by helping Dena shore up the old cow barn that we were parked beside. Dena was picking up a couple of goats a few days after we arrived, and we had to make sure they had a nice place waiting for them.

Barn:

It looks a bit rough, but it's structurally sound. We had to build a few walls and put on some tin on the roof, and we helped to put an electric fence around the perimeter. The weather cooperated with us for most of the work with temperatures up into the 50s, so it was nice to be working outside. I couldn't wait to see the goats, and Dena was picking up a second Great Dane that day too, so we were looking forward to meeting him as well. I don't have any pictures of the Dane yet (see above and Phi's poopy computer) but I do have some great shots to share as soon as I can get back to my computer. But here are the goats:

Aren't they cute? They weren't in the best of shape, but Dena's a veterinarian so they're coming around nicely. And the one on the right in the picture may be pregnant! Now those kind of kids I can deal with.

Now I think in a previous post Phil said I would be chasing some chickens while we were here. I can't say I chased any, but I did gather some eggs and get up close to Clyde and the ladies.

The ladies lay some pretty good-tasting eggs, let me tell you.

And we'll have to come back when the weather's nice because there's also a swimming pool and a serenity fountain/waterfall here that I want to see in action. And the previous owner built a playhouse for his grandkids that Dena's going to turn into her vet clinic.

The swimming pool is to the left of the picture, but you can see the serenity pond and the playhouse here. And that archway leads down to where Phil and I were staying.

So we've been having a great time here, working and eating and running around. Phil got to have some fun with a chainsaw, which he always enjoys.

Life down (up) on the farm is very good indeed.

We're going to hit the road before we wear out our welcome. We're leaving here on Monday and are heading to Mississippi for a few days. No one wants to hire us yet, so we're just going to bum around for awhile until something turns up. If anyone knows of anything in a nice, warm climate, let us know and we'll head in that direction.