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This summer it's been pretty dark in the yard with all the trees blocking out the sun, so much so moss replaced the lawn. The trees were quite large, 80 ft tall and had such a wide canopy it was hard to find the sun. They were so large they became dangerous to the cooking and dining areas so something had to be done. The experts were called in and it was decided that 20 trees had to go to open the yard to make things sunnier and make things safer. Some trees begin growing side by side very young and look fantastic, however after a good amount of years they grow into each other and develop a V-shape, they begin to push on each other at their base causing them to angle away from each other. This becomes dangerous because they are no longer straight but angled and it has to addressed. An 80 ton crane a large chipper and a experienced crew made easy work of it. The climber was lowered into each tree where he would tie off approx 1/3 of the top of the tree and slice it off for the crane to bring it to the chipper. It was an all day process, the work was constant and intense except for the break at lunch when brisket subs were served. It was amazing to watch, it's a job where you have to be knowledgeable, trusting of those around you and quick on your feet and develop a 6th sense

i'm also watching this channel 2 guys @ a coole. i'd like to do prosciutto one day, but this is a 1-2 year process and i'm not sure if i can spare the space in the ager for it. a great resource for charcuterie at home. he made me buy a gabagool kit 🤌🤌🤌

Folks in New England and Eastern Canada, stay safe, too! Lee is coming!!

Got some off the bone lamb shank meat thought I would tie it up and take it for a spin .let it rest in a spicy marinade overnight. Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk

relentless rain is keeping my cooks indoors some breakfast pizza from frozen dough

A culinary trip to Tuscany. Pork loin stuffed with mushrooms, spinach, provolone and herbed Boursin cheese. Zucchini dusted with Italian seasoning and a nice pasta side dish with mushrooms in a spicy vodka sauce, nice green salad on the side.

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Well, at least when your considering extra storage for wood or charcoal. I wanted something water proof or at least close to it so I built this box incorporating a ship lap top construction sealed with Gorilla glue at the seams for a weather tight seal. Handles had to applied just to move it, it was beastly heavy. The sides were seasoned pine boards tightly fitted and held with decking screws on to a sturdy frame. The whole box 6'x2'x2.5' sits a few inches above the ground to prevent decay with some 6x6 posts, remnants from the pavillion I built. Nothing fancy, fully functioal and could if needed possibly double as a casket for two. It does need some art work but that'll come later. Just an idea.