Jonathan Longnecker / August 24, 2020
The last two weeks may be the hardest we've ever worked! As the fencing workshop came to a close, we had a sobering revelation: there was still about 2/3 left of this fence to build - and it was all up to us!
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Ashley Longnecker / August 10, 2020
We did it! We hosted our first (of what we hope to be many) workshops here at the Tiny Shiny Homestead. We had 15 people here over the course of the 3 day weekend and we learned so much!
Ashley Longnecker / August 03, 2020
Last week we began clearing the line for our fence project and while we were really proud of how far we got, we still have so much to do. Turns out 6 acres is a lot to fence line to clear.
This week the sun has kicked our butts. it’s been exceptionally brutal with every day in the mid 90’s all the way up to 102 degrees and next to no wind. But despite the raging temperatures, we were able to push through and get more done.
We have set all the corner posts and it went surprisingly fast! But let’s back up a bit. You may notice that these posts are black!
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Ashley Longnecker / July 27, 2020
We are stoked to be starting on our fencing project. It’s a job we’ve been needing to do since day one. For those of you who don’t know, Arizona is a free-range state which means ranchers let their cattle roam and it’s up to the land owner to keep the cattle out of their property. And they can really be destructive. So, needless to say, there’s been enough incidents since moving here that it’s high time we put up a fence!
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Jonathan Longnecker / July 20, 2020
Getting water off-grid in the desert is hard! First you have to find it, then you have to store it, and then you have to find a way to get it to where it needs to go.
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We’re Jonathan & Ashley Longnecker. We love weird ideas, great food, travel, drawing, music, homeschool, tattoos, dreads, woodworking, design and our 4 amazing kids.
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