Bees, garden, woodworking, and testing hammocks are all summer activities. So what do we do in the winter? Glad you asked! Three main things:
1) Making hammocks – Malcolm builds up inventory in the winter so your summer enjoyment is ready when you are. See Hammocks & Cedar.
2) Writing – Kristine has several contracts (and is often looking for more, hint, hint) that involve research, writing, documentation, editing, and related activities. See Words.
3) House Painting – we’re both available to do painting, wall-papering and small fix-up jobs around your house or office. See Paint for before-and-after photos and comments from our customers.
And of course we spend lots of time planning and day-dreaming about the next growing season. For instance, for 2012, a large part of the front field will be planted in field peas, oats, and buckwheat – with the double purpose of building soil fertility at the same time as providing flowers for the bees. A wilder part of the field will be over-seeded with a new wild-flower mix. Over time, some species crowd out others so we renew the variety once in a while to avoid having a dominant variety that flowers only for a short part of the season – our aim is continuous bloom to keep the bees busy!
I want to express my gratitude to you both for the wonderful transformation of the room you recently painted in my home. You are excellent (and caring) painters and the prep work made all the difference.
Malcolm’s new window frames give the room such an attractive touch.
I appreciated the excellent communication you practice . . .
- phone calls advising of your arrival time, consulting with me before proceeding with something we may not have discussed – a summary at the end of each session of what was done and what is next – I could go on!
Thanks so much!