The Caterpillars

The morning starts with cleaning the cage...

The caterpillars are very messy, they poop a lot and the cage should be cleaned frequently.

I clean mine every morning.

Removing them and getting them back in is a little "tricky" one might say.

But I have a system, and dangling new fresh dill in front of them certainly helps.

Here we are, all done.

I have a total of 23 right now,

plus 5 small ones the hubs brought in this morning.

A close-up, all clean and spiffy, it does not stay this way long!

I have 6 in chrysalis,

if you look closely, you can see the threads they weave and hang from.

They look so cute when they eat...

and this dill will be gone soon, within a few hours or less.

I had to buy dill at the grocery store 

because I had nothing left to feed them from my garden.

I buy organic and wash it well.

The concern with grocery store dill is pesticides,

but so far, with the organic, I have done well!

I have planted more and it is coming up already.

The hubs brought these 5 inside this morning.

The "new batch", I put them to one side, 

I hope they stay over there so the big ones don't bother them.

I have 2 other cages but they still have chrysalis from last fall in them.

I am not sure if them will emerge but I would like to give them every opportunity!

I started taking an antibiotic and the toothache from the abscess is just about gone,

as long as I do not chew, soft foods are best!

Mashed potatoes and pasta, I can do that!

Now, I'm off to water the garden!

He Use To Play With Tinker Toys...

lincoln logs and erector sets...but now he plays with the real thing!

This is the 6th and final building on the 7 acre plot of land we own in Lakewood, NJ.

This is a Pole Barn, 

we hire a great company from out in Pennsylvania, New Frontier Builders, 

to put up the frame.

These guys are amazing, dedicated workers, that drive over 3 hours, each way, every day.

When they are finished, the building will be inclosed, the roof and siding will be on,

and also all of the small man doors.

The hubs acts as a general contractor, hiring all of the sub-contractors, 

a mason, electrician, plumber, garage doors...everything needed to complete the building.

He is also there most days, overseeing all of the work.

It is an overwhelming task, just to obtain the proper permits takes months

of phone calls and hard work.

We already have tenants for the building, all of our other spaces are rented as well.
There is a great need for office, warehouse units in this town, and that is what we offer.
Each building has a different number of spaces depending on it's size, and location on the property.
At this point now, the property is considered a small business park, and that sounds about right!