by JarHeadTed
May 01, 2012 08:49
The garden was started about 5 weeks ago now. Just about everything is coming on strong. My gamble to put seeds in the ground in mid March paid off as we have not had a frost since early March. Bugs have been a problem for me this year. I ended up with some damage to my spini...
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by JarHeadTed
April 04, 2012 12:32
So, I got a new toy yesterday. It needs a little work but it's what I'd call an 85% restoration.
This is my second CJ. My first one was a red CJ-7 which I had for about a yeara and a half. I didn't make enough money to fix it's mechanical problems so I ended up having to sell it...
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by JarHeadTed
April 02, 2012 10:28
Check out the slideshow for the story of progress on the cabin at the PSP.
Enjoy.
by JarHeadTed
March 23, 2012 12:33
I took a chance. We've experienced a pretty mild winter this year and it looks like it might not freeze anymore. I took a gamble and went ahead and planted most of my garden. I have spinich, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, peas, squash, carrots, and 3 kinds of beans planted so far.
Thi...
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by JarHeadTed
February 29, 2012 09:12
Shelter, water, food, and clothing are commonly said to be the 4 requirements for life. The retreat is well on it's way to providing just that. This week we drilled a water well and construction on the cabin is now officially underway. The PSP will be a wonderful weekend getaway bu...
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by JarHeadTed
February 09, 2012 11:03
This week marks a major milestone in the development of the PSP. We have several loads of lumber at the cabin site, all of it milled from out trees on the land. This week construction on the cabin will start. We hope to have a functional, but not finished cabin by Memorial Day week...
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by JarHeadTed
January 23, 2012 09:49
SLIDESHOW in this post.
This weekend I decided to start clearing off a small patch of the forest floor for a food plot. I hiked up the hill with a rake, some drinking water, a machete, and a saw. When I got to my target area I picked out where I thought the borders should be. I to...
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by JarHeadTed
January 10, 2012 13:35
SLIDESHOW in this post
My dad and I have been busy. Hunting season wasn't successful if you measure success by body counts. I had numerous deer within range of both my bow and rifle. I had 4 clear shots. I passed on all but one. I believe that my 2 mistakes were that 1.) I didn't spend enough time in the stand and 2.) I failed to take the shots that were presented to me, instead hoping for a better shot.
But if you count success in knowledge and enjoyment
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by JarHeadTed
December 12, 2011 09:36
So I got up at 4 on Saturday morning and headed to the deer woods. I was at the property and parked the truck at 6 o'clock. It was still dark. I changed clothes and got the bow, climbing tree stand and pack on my back and headed up the hill. It was cold, about 20 degrees. &nb...
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by JarHeadTed
December 09, 2011 14:13
Now that it's getting cold out, I decided to start prepping the garden for next spring. It's still archery deer season, gun season closed last weekend, but there's more to life than hunting. Last year (read about it in the archives) I had 2 4x8 raised beds. I went to the lumber yar...
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by JarHeadTed
November 21, 2011 15:11
So Saturday was opening day for guns. I get my daughter out of bed at 4:00 AM and we head out to the woods. We climb the hill just a light is starting to ease the darkness. We settle into the ground blind about 15 minutes before legal shooting time. About 2 minutes after 6:45...
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by JarHeadTed
November 12, 2011 14:42
Today I decided to follow the offhand advice from the guy we bought the land from. He mentioned that I didn't need to go up the hill to find deer. They would come to me and it didn't matter that my camp was right here.
The spring I mentioned on day 1 is about 60 yards north of the conex...
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