Done!

After taking several months to do the left side of the Puggle Fence, I managed to knock out the right side (which was about half as big) in a few days. Tomorrow I will mount it in place, which will require a bit of tricky angle cutting, as it comes into the curb at an angle. Once that's done, I'll be able to take the real (as opposed to diagrammed, theoretical) measurements for the gate, which should be much faster. I'll be using welded wire for most of the gate structure, which should make it much lighter than if I used the same design as the right and left sides.

I'll post pictures when I'm done, and the Puggle is Contained!

Food!

I actually got what was probably the 4th egg from my three chickens all winter today *despite* the fact that Louie, one day after I fixed a large hole in the front of the coop, not only dug a second hole in the back of the coop, but actually broke the wooden frame in the process. Rather than trying to bail a sinking boat, I've been concentrating on finishing the Puggle Fence, which will prevent both Coop Infiltration and Extraneous Barking at People on the Sidewalk upon completion. I was resigned to be pretty fucking hungry on the 1st, but somehow fate intervened and I was able to get one egg from the coop today before Louie, which means I'll actually get to eat non-nut protein on the 1st of February.

As a reminder, I am only eating food grown at my own home on the 1st of every month in 2011.
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