Glen Brammell Journal

I have a friend who owns a farm. His name is Skip and his wife’s name is Barbara he lives in a house that is very unusual. He lives in a dome. The house is round and is made of concrete and is very secure. He owns many acres of land and is planning to raise goats and chickens when he retires soon. I have been helping him with some of the work that is necessary to make his dream come true.

We have worked together to build a fence to keep the goats in and the unwanted animals out. The only problem that he has is that his house is way out in the country. So if the power goes out he is usually the last one to have his service restored. Since the animals need constant attention, he is considering having a backup power system installed.

Skip wants to have a generator installed. This way he will be able to have the power he needs to keep his farm going if the power fails. We went online and have considered many options. Luckily, we found a company that can help. It is called generatorsatoz.com/ and they have just what he needs. I feel confident that Skip will have the ability to keep his farm going even when the rest of the county is without power.

With the summer months coming on, we have been doing a lot of planning for our garden. I have the grounds laid out and tilled and we are deciding what plants will go where. It’s a fun project for my wife and I and I think the kids will be glad to help out now and then as well. We have some great plans for this year’s harvest.

One idea I am interested in is called rain harvesting. That’s when you harvest the rain that runs off your roof into what is called a rain barrel. The water is stored there until you need to use it. I thought it would be the perfect way to save on our water bill. Instead of paying for water from the tap to water the plants, we can use the water that is captured in the barrels.

I went online in order to investigate the situation and I found a great site where they have rain barrels for sale. Although there is an initial investment, it will save me in the long run as well as being environmentally friendly. I believe we will have on heck of a garden this year and I am very excited about that. We will be able to put our own produce on our dinner table. Now that’s a good feeling.

Posted by Virgil Burks

I’m house sitting for one of my professor’s for the weekend. It’s pretty sweet, actually. They have an amazing house, with a nice, fancy hot tub on the deck. She said it was okay if I had a few friends over in the evenings, so tonight I am going to have some friends come over to cook out and hang out in the hot tub with me. I need to ask her about her adt security Raleigh system though. I don’t know if it goes on automatically at night, or not. I would hate to accidently set off the alarm going back in the house from being in the hot tub. That would be embarrassing! Can you imagine, the police coming and me explaining that I am house sitting for these rich folks? They probably wouldn’t believe me. I think it is really awesome that she trusts me so much to keep an eye on her place while she is gone. I think over the years I have proven myself to be a trustworthy person.

One thing my family has many heated discussions about is space. I don’t mean outer space such as the sun and moon, but I mean closet space. There is only so much space in our house and it all seems to be spoken for. We need to find an answer to this problem.

I believe that I may need to break down and buy the shed I’ve been wanting. I will be able to store some of my stuff in it and that will free up the garage for some of the children’s stuff. I am sure it will all work out as things always do.

Every once in a while, people find things that are old that they believe are worth money. Some of these things are valuable and sometimes they are not. It just depends on what the item is and how well it has survived over the years. I had a sewing machine from 1892 that I thought was very valuable. It turned out that it was not.

Other things like comic books and games can be very valuable especially if they are the right kind. Condition is always a concern but in the end there are many things worth money. The moral of the story is that you need to check the worth of an old item before you throw it out.