2011 list of projects around the house/farm.

these are in no particular order...

• Order 20ton top soil to use for various projects
• Fill in low spots of yard with top soil & plant grass
• Add more stakes to the tree line fence so fencing doesn't sag
  • make a door with 2 stakes so I can get in to weed whack.
• Buy reinforcement wire to build tomatoes cages and pea/bean fence.
• Drip Irrigation
  
  • install pvc underground piping to connect different beds.
  • design 3 zones & price with different web sites
    
    • Main landscaping / Island
    • Frankie's garden & around garage
    • Veggie Garden (7/4/11)
      
  • Fertilizer mixer for systems
• Replace wind break trees that never made it.
• Add flower bed to west side of patio - plant ornamental grasses (6/25/11)
  
  • Make pathway for wagon/people
• Find stumps or old reels for pasture for goats to play on.
• Check for holes along bottom of pasture fence (points of escape) - fill in as needed
• Spread pasture grass mix on all bare spots early spring before goats are put back in pasture.
• Use crabgrass pre-emergent & flea/tick insecticide on entire lawn
• Plant more strawberries, blueberries, apple tree(s)
• Get new roof panels for east side of red barn to replace grain openings that leak.
• Add gutters to red barn - drain into new down spout entries.
  
  • re-design basketball hoop supports to allow for gutters
• Add gutters to drum house - install rain barrel to drain into - use to water flag pole garden.
• Replace leaky east side gutter on big barn.
• Get red barn, big barn, & drum house roofs painted
• Buy new smoke detectors for house (1/3/11)
• Finish re-wiring in basement
  
  • Add new outlets for gardening area & the sump pump.
• Insulate rest of basement & add the finishing material.
• Get estimates to replace all basement windows (including pantry) with glass block (installed Late Nov)
  
• New insulated exterior doors for basement & back porch entry. (Installed Dec 2011)
• New storm door for front & back doors. (Dec 2011)
• New carpet in the living room (estimate $1000 installed)
• Put together B&W photo frame collage in bedroom
• New ceiling light in bathroom
• Get 3 stumps removed.
• Get living room picture window crank fixed.
• Fix wood floor/molding gap in office entry.
• Refinish window sills that have sun &/or water damage.
• Install more waterproofing molding in basement by gardening area & the wine cellar room.
• Install crown molding in library and master bedroom.
• Repaint stairs/hallway walls
  
  • remove rest of screws & patch holes
• New Garage Door
• Paint man door for garage and drum house.
• Add couple drainage tile lines in garden connected to house drain tile. (Hire Jack)
• Better organization in garage
• Redo landscaping lights
• Prune old apple trees.
• Research and create calendar for apple tree spraying.
• Create calendar for various repetitive tasks that seem to get forgot & stick to it.
  
  • spraying for weeds in driveway
  • fertilizing flowers, veggies, fruits, landscaping