Okay, so in light of being able to run a whole farm, building a fence is just one small skill we are going to need. But we did it! We decided to give it a try and just do it ourselves.
I've grown up watching my brothers and family build fence. I've heard them talk about how digging the post holes is the hardest part. After that, it's just a matter of doing it. So how hard could it be? Why not give it a try? So we did.
As city-dwellers, my husband and I haven't needed to do much handy-work. So when a storm with tornado-like winds knocked down seventy feet of our backyard fence, my husband surprised me when he rather enthusiastically volunteered us to do it ourselves.
He dug the postholes. (Luckily the storm rains had softened the ground, and he didn't hit any rocks.) We took our time getting the cross boards and pickets put up. (It is summer in Texas afterall. There are only so many hours in the day before it hits 100 degrees!)
I think the best part is how proud we are of ourselves. For the first few weeks after the fence was completely done, we'd walk outside and just spend a while staring at the fence with big goofy grins on our faces. He and I both agreed that we felt more sense of accomplishment out of this fence than we had in a long time. Is this what farming will be like? Lots of hard work in the hot sun? I sure hope so! I think I could live this way.
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