LocoYokel - Born in a Barn

OneFineAcre said:

I used to have aquariums
Mostly SA cichlids
Had fire mouths Jack dympseys
Green terrors jewel fish

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I have kept all kinds of fish, including saltwater, the cichlids are a favorite due to color and attitude! The interaction you can get from that species fish as a pet is just amazing! I am thinking of putting a ventilated partition wall in his tank, either to introduce new (large) fish or at the least utilize more of his/my 60 gal. tank...

dejavoodoo114 said:

Wow. Love the remodel. How much of that was original? Those stairs look awesome!

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Thank You! It was a long haul.. over a year due to the amount of damage the last renters left. I really need to take my own 'before' pics. That area where the stairs are was solid ceiling to the kitchen and that was where the the pull-down fold-out stairs were. Those two vaulted rooms with the closets between was all attic. That was 40+ years ago. (I still have the pull-down stairs, going to use them for my cabin loft.) It had been my grampa's house 'til his passing and the first renters did that reno part but the attic part was left undone. Those stairs are almost as steep as the pull-down ladder, uneven tread heights and widths, AND slicker than a goat's behind in a flood... They sure look purdy tho

(Broke my tail bone, sprained my ankle twice and chipped a tooth on them there stairs, but I sure kept 'em purdy... the hours of taping and painting around those suckers, and all the other barn/woodwork should be my retirement! There were a few other broken ribs, teeth, a bone or or two and various sprains occurred by others during this time. I shudder to think of what went on when renters lived in it .

FOR SALE SIGN! )

Most of the rest is the same old place, just with a facelift and an extra room (12'X12') I had built on for my hair salon in the mid '80's. It actually has never looked so nice. The newer materials out now, as well as my increased knowledge on how to utilize them, have made a vast difference. Damn place has never been so nice... and IT"S FOR SALE!

Wanna be my neighbor?

LocoYokel said:

Wanna be my neighbor?

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Not that I would mind going back to the NW! But I am not sure I could go from my size house to that one... Plus give up 32 acres, huge barn and privacy?? I think I will stick where I am at!
This was the view from my library this winter. That burn pile is gone now. And our sick Pyr is hard to see but he is laying in the front-front lawn.

Good luck with the sale though! The house really looks great!

WOW!! the reno looks great!!
looks like you put a lot of work into it, too bad about those beautiful stairs being deathtraps though

dejavoodoo114 said:

Not that I would mind going back to the NW! But I am not sure I could go from my size house to that one... Plus give up 32 acres, huge barn and privacy??

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SOLD: can I come be your neighbor?

dejavoodoo114 said:

That burn pile is gone now.

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Burn pile? I see a lovely unorganized pile of parts there myself... Hope your dog recovered. Your view is to die for!

DwayneNLiz said:

too bad about those beautiful stairs being deathtraps

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I used to be young, back in the day... ran up and down those things in stocking feet, it's a wonder I didn't break my neck!

LocoYokel said:

SOLD: can I come be your neighbor?

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You would sure be welcome! Fair warning though, I hate the heat and bugs and humidity and bugs and constant sun and bugs. Did I mention the bugs??? I never knew there could be soo many different types of flies and wasps and hornets and bees and spiders all in the same place!!! Coming from OR/WA this state is very different. Pastures sure are nice though...

My Pyr Wesson never did recover. We were able to stop the neospora from doing more damage but he is permanently crippled. Doesn't stop him from doing his job or training his replacements though, even when we want him to take a break!

dejavoodoo114 said:

I hate the heat and bugs and humidity and bugs and constant sun and bugs. Did I mention the bugs???

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You lost me at heat, I melt when it get's over 80...

dejavoodoo114 said:

Doesn't stop him from doing his job or training his replacements though, even when we want him to take a break!

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Just goes to show you can't keep a good dog down! I am so glad he is still able to pass on his knowledge. Pyr's are awsum dogs. I used to work stock for a guy who raised them. He trained his to pull a cart, first team I ever drove!

LocoYokel said:

You lost me at heat, I melt when it get's over 80...

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Me too! Spring and Fall are my work times around here. Otherwise I hang out in my screened in porch...

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I just earned my BAA certificate (Bonkers All Around) from BYHAHAA due to my master thesis "Growing Dandelion, To Pot or Not".

(Growing dandelion in pots is my only way to assure a chemically untreated steady supply for my rabbits and chickens. I weed out my garden beds too often and DH and I both have yard issues, as in weeds not welcome. I now have to go to the neighbors to pick my own comfrey... that too shall now be potted... yep, growin' weeds in pots for critters, Plumb Crazy)

I can hardly believe what my DH can get done in just a few days.
My "barn" before, just a lean-too off the side of the shop:


last year, after Marvin was weaned off the bottle and went home to his flock, DH closed in the front and back and built our baby hens a coop inside (I planned it for six hens but ordered eight, they all made it thru puberty so... yes it is a bit crowded but with our cold winters that actually works as a plus.):


This past week DH tore down an old shed for his boss and this happened over the weekend!

The girls got a window and I got board-n-batten siding! He has enough of the reclaimed wood left to do the front and back to match the side, Now I just need to get paint on the skirting so it matches my green metal roof and trim. He also took the old vent and mounted it on the front of the shop, just decor but I like it.

Me... I finished planting the garden and was the cheering squad...