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!!!! SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

 
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Those look fantastic, Stephen!
A+ work!!
 
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We'll need to make wood burned signs during the SKIP event so feel free to make us a list that you need done :)
 
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BEL #605

Events, dead ahead...! Lots of prep work to make the events happen today. Plus, we're now gardening at both locations (Basecamp and the Lab) five days a week. So we're on the move.

Here's Brian filling the dump trailer with dirt from the Lemon Tree Site. Rio directs him for safety.



Between gardening tasks, the Boot team wrapped-up their sign projects, which they routed out of wood last week. Lots of firsts for the team, and very positive responses to the task. Making signs is actually fun...! Here's Carissa scorching the routed letters in her sign with the ox-acetylene torch.



We ran the signs through the planer to remove the excess scorched wood from the surface, which left only the darkened letters behind.



To preserve the signs for outdoor use, raw linseed oil was liberally applied to all surfaces. Here's SEPPer Roger applying oil on his sign project.



Finally: here's a kitty love triangle: G-Dawg on the left, Black Spark in the middle (with a little less dignity than usual), and Choco on the right. Black Spark's in the mood to make more kids (again). Both of those guys are looking like pit fighters, with all the head scars and scratches they've earned while trying to assert their influence on Basecamp territory.



That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day...!
 
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BEL #606

Happy Taco Tuesday to you...!!!

More event stuff happening, and it's mostly coming down to the wire. Ben and I took a few minutes out of our gardening tasks today to create another GAMCOD project video.



That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day...!
 
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As far as the squash not doing well on the end of the hugel, as Ben was talking about that I noticed the sprinkler wasn't reaching that area so it could be a lack of regular water. Until a plant gets really good roots down into the mass they can need some babying if there isn't regular rain.
 
I think she's lovely. It's this tiny ad that called her crazy:
Heat your home with the twigs that naturally fall of the trees in your yard
http://woodheat.net
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