{"id":6626,"date":"2018-04-17T14:20:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T18:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=6626"},"modified":"2018-04-16T14:25:22","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T18:25:22","slug":"is-anyone-else-nervous-about-the-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2018\/04\/17\/is-anyone-else-nervous-about-the-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Is anyone else nervous about the economy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re feeling a little uncertain about the nation’s economy with all the trade wars coming with China and rattling of swords by both the U.S. and Russia. So we’re doing what we can do \u2014 keeping on keeping on. David’s been working extra hard on his cabin. By the time he gets home from work, it’s about 6:30 so he hits the woods then. (But as a volunteer firefighter, he had to miss last night’s work for a fire meeting.) He’s got all the blocking in, floor joists spiked down and most of the bridging (which keeps the joists in place and adds strength) finished cutting. But he’s added lights around the building site and plans on working extra long on Fridays and weekends. I’m afraid a jet will think it’s a landing strip and come on in!<\/p>\n

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David, busy nailing in blocking between the floor joists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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There’s lots of lumber stockpiled and ready to use.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, I’ve been canning extra meats, which I’ve bought on sale. Turkey breasts were only 99 cents a pound and pork loin $1.49 a pound. So that’s extra for the pantry. Bill plans on coming up for a weekend of work this spring to help butcher our extra roosters, which we have about 20. I’ll can them up for chicken soup and stew. Less poultry to feed!<\/p>\n

I’ve also been crazy busy planting and transplanting seeds and seedlings inside, too. We’re not only growing for ourselves and for seeds for our seed business, Seed Treasures, but also so we can harvest extra seeds to send to folks we’ve learned about in Uganda who are helping orphans and widow women survive. (And we whine and think WE”VE got it tough!)<\/p>\n

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Inside, I’m planting the little seedlings in peat pellets into cups with holes in the bottom, each nicely labeled as to variety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We’ve bought two more little plastic greenhouses and I’m busy filling them on our enclosed back porch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today it’s 45 degrees and the sun is out so the snow is going fast. Will just got in from checking a very pregnant cow and also our new garden spot down by the training ring barn. Unfortunately, he couldn’t do anything and won’t be able to start shoving branches and stumps out until the frost goes out. The same for fencing.<\/p>\n

We’re doing what we can to add to our pantry and prepare for anything the future may bring. You can see more of what we are doing in my article “Sitting Pretty as the Economy Tanks” in the Twenty First Year Anthology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On a good note, our barn water line has thawed out. Now if our house water line would do the same. But it will \u2026 soon, I hope. Can’t wait to get outside in the dirt! — Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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