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Clearing the underbrush from the bodard tree near the boat. This is where we plan on moving the pile of sand in a couple of days. Trimming up the limbs on the tree. Bodard trees have thorns on all the limbs.

California retired couple turned their lives upside down when we left city life for an acre of undeveloped land in Northeast Texas.

In 2022, we bought an acre of overgrown land. Since then, we have been clearing it and turning it into a livable homestead. There have been a number of difficulties, challenges and surprises they had no idea they would face.
We are building a little village of cottages out of prefab wooden sheds. In one way, the sheds are like tiny homes, however instead of each building being one tiny home, it is more like each building being a room in a home, just spread out. In time, the buildings will all connect via deck walkways and awnings. But for n ow, we are trenching for water and electricity, digging out a pond, planting and orchard and learning to garden. At the same time, we are constantly doing the upkeep and repairs as we build new cottages and develop the property.

On another note: We are dealing with the animal population. We went from a few stray cats who had kittens, and those kittens had kittens. We are now up to 31 cats/kittens. One by one we are getting them fixed, however we have yet to be able to catch the original strays who are producing the kittens. The one benefit to having cats is our mice and rat population has been taken care of.

All in all, the Lord has been with them, and the blessings have been numerous. Join us in our day-to-day work as we get one step closer to our goals.

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