Eman and ShooterRick
We are installing HughesNet at the farm Friday. They have a special rate because of the rural investment act and the speeds are better then the new radio based services just made available. I'll let you know this weekend if we have Internet at the site. Now the board will never get away from me, you know interneting at the house, interneting at the farm, interneting on the road with Liz's Iphone. Now if I could just get really reliable cell service.
Rick, do you need firewood for the gathering. All the rain we have had the last couple of days I decided to move the pecan undercover and go ahead and split it. We'll have 4 months for the splits to finish drying. Let me know if you need me to split some for you.
I am planning on going to Eunice a couple of weeks before the gathering to try and find some Hogzilla style green bacon at the Eunice Superette. They are the local slaughter house and butcher their own pigs. They always have an interesting meat counter. Do you already have the meat lined up or are you interested in making a visit to Eunice? How about smoked stuffed ponce? How about a half or quarter? I'll also be passing by Targil butcher supply in Opelousas. They have all the cures, mixes and tools used by the butcher shops and Cajun restaurants. I plan on having extra spices and cures at the event so I want to check their bulk prices. Maybe they'll accept the tax number for my business and we can order wholesale?
Bob, did McKenzie say anything about renting a couple of trailers for the weekend. I would think he wouldn't be interested but we never know. You are a better talker then I am but if you are not able to get with him or if he is hesitant let me know and I drive by and visit with him and his wife for a little while. They are less then 10 miles from the farm and usually have a bunch of small, used trailers in the yard.
If I can get the tractor shed and new bedroom finished in all this heat Liz and I will probably take a little backpacking vacation to the Rockies at the end of September. Go see the Aspens change color. Still in the planning stages but I would like to finalize anything still up in the air so that the vacation doesn't interfere.
I hope to pick up my honeybees this weekend. I'll place the new hives by the old farm house so they won't be in the way but if someone has never seen an open bee hive it may be interesting. I have a spare suit and veil.
Al