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About two weeks ago, we visited downtown Capitola Village to see the damage caused by the storms. Both Capitola Wharf and the Aptos Wharf are damaged. Here is a video someone took of the damage to Zelda’s restaurant: https://www.facebook.com/darren.baker.505/videos/3070065246624806?idorvanity=2235306122 The … Continue reading →

The creek rising each day of the storm. Decided to do a walk about after feeding the horses to check out the drainage. A few ditches needed to be cleaned out, but very happy with results of all our drains … Continue reading →

Stocked up on some animal food before the last storm. I decided to get butterscotch cookies for the horses, and rice straw for the chickens as treats. The horses were eagerly alert once they heard the cookie bag! The chickens … Continue reading →

After our consultation with Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping, we learned that the frame for the water tank platform has to hold a weight of 4,200 lbs for each tank. The platform has to be 14 ft. long and 7 ft. … Continue reading →

On Thursday, I had a consultation with Ken Foster who teachers the Permaculture class at Cabrillo College. He also owns Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping. I decided to hire a professional company to attach all the downspouts and tubes from the … Continue reading →

I thought this was going to be a quick project, but it has turned out to be much more. It’s Fall, time to plant cuttings. We got this area cleared of periwinkle and berry bushes, and Will added a layer … Continue reading →

Saturday we took a trip to our local landscaping supply company because you never know what you’ll find in the free pile. We scored on a whole crate of pavers and blocks as well as chipped stone. This is exactly … Continue reading →

Always fun to make something new for the horses. This time I had free fir wood 7″ thick and 2.5″ wide, and I decided to make them enrichment boxes. I had been planning it for a month after seeing examples … Continue reading →

I asked our miller friend Rick if I could come pick up redwood scraps to finish the front section of a redwood bark retaining wall. They have piles of scrap redwood up at the mill site in Boulder Creek. Yesterday … Continue reading →

The front of the horse barn is finally done! The entrance is covered with redwood bark slabs. With the framing and recycled windows: After with the redwood bark attached for a finished “log cabin” look: