Author Archives: Jay Bates

2025 Mississippi Snowpocalypse

When it snows in Mississippi, Mississippi shuts down. As long as you don’t have somewhere you need to be, it’s a wonderful thing. And it’s QUIET! Whisper quiet. I absolutely love it. This year it was extra special as it was the first …

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I Found The MAP !!!

I love maps, always have. Since starting our 101 acre adventure last April, I’ve gradually built a very accurate and detailed map of our property. While I’d love to share the accurate map with everyone, I won’t for privacy reasons. In…

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Day 272 – Current Status and Plans

We’ve been living on the property for over a month, which sounds crazy. Priority #1 has been a return to some sort of normalcy in the space. Living in a camper is totally fine with us, but a full size refrigerator and a washer and dryer sure do m…

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Day 270 – Drainage and Smoothing

Special thanks to Bad Boy Tractors (box blade and grader blade) and my local dealer, Extreme Outdoor, in Ripley, Mississippi. https://maps.app.goo.gl/TJNXHsgacg1ipBqY6 On the last day of five, with no rain, I worked a bit on directing water away from t…

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Day 261 – Playing With Washout

For Christmas this year, I used about five gallons of diesel fuel. I had four loads of concrete washout delivered two days prior and spent about five hours spreading it out around the parking area. I’ll start calling this area the parking lot, ju…

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