Update

Tree Folk update: We've gone ahead and chopped down 4 of the trees ourselves so far. There is one I've decided to spare since there's no real benefit in cutting it down. That leaves 2. I'm thinking of cutting 1 of them and leaving the big one for the tree folk. We also bought a chipper/shredder which has worked well in chipping up branches in the one spare hour I've had to use it since it arrived 5 days ago. I wish I had more time to spend gardening but this week has been very busy with church and jiu-jitsu.

I've sharpened all the tools I could find with a new bench grinder I got cheap at a garage sale. The most dramatic difference was when I sharpened my shovel. I cuts the ground like butter now. Like butter. I also picked up a hatchet and a table saw at our church garage sale. I'm amazed I've found so many things on my shopping list at garage sales.