On the homestead we have a variety of hunting stands: lock on’s, ladder stands, double stands, and tripods. We have several popup ground blinds and sometimes we make one out of tree branches for cover. Philip wanted a sheltered shoot house to use when weather might make hunting less than desirable. Building the Shoot House…
In July of 2019 we took another workcation to Kowalski Mountain. The goal of this barn raising trip was to get the roof on the barn. We brought reinforcements this year, my parents Tom and Betty-Lou Seager made their first trip to the homestead to help. My dad is a skilled carpenter and my mom…
In the Spring of 2019 we began the frame work of the first permanent structure on Kowalski Mountain. Barn raising part 1 takes the homestead to the next level. Logs Cut and Peeled We cut down a total of 11 trees and began the process of peeling them. They peel kind of like a banana……
One of the predominate features of the Kentucky homestead is the red clay. When dry, it’s rock hard. Difficult to till, extremely hard to shovel. However, when it’s wet, it’s very different. The slightest grade, like the one in front of the RV is difficult to drive over, causing you to slide towards the creek….
We stay extremely busy when we travel to Kowalski Mountain… hence the term, Workcation. I rest when I go back to work! Not all the jobs are big task, some are small tasks that have a big impact on our quality of life on the homestead. Improvements to the Log Bridge The logs we’d been…
