I will bullet point a few notables:
- We abandoned Thoptera. I ran out of steam on the project after several years of raising, "breeding", and hatching various grasshopper species. When I burned out or run out of motivation (however you look at it), I just let it go. - We are going to wind down the historical products of Lee Mfg Co. The company has been in operation since around 1940. We bought the company from Newt Weeks (Dallas, TN) over 12 years ago. We made a little money from time to time but not nearly enough to justify the strain and hassle of it. Royalties, insurance, rising material costs, fees, interest, and other drains on the bottom line have made it hard to pay ourselves anything from it. It was a good run and we learned a lot in the process. So, we are ending the products that we had when we purchased the business, at least in their current state. This will include the corn cutters (101 and 202 models), pea shellers (600 and 800 models), and the cabbage cutter (808). Once the current inventory plays out, we will officially be done. Lee Mfg Co itself may limp along or be revived with new products, but the current model and product mix was no longer feasible for our family.
- Divesting other websites has begun. Over the years I built various websites as I had interest. Webpages like www.scarecrow-bird-control.com, www.nuts-about-pecans.com, and www.poopedinthepool.com. These were interesting projects at the time and also a learning experience. However, they never gained traction and have become a financial drain. I am letting many of them go as the expire. I still plan to keep www.leemfgco.com, www.mt-pelia.com, www.cherry-pitter.com, and www.sitting-duck-decoys.com.
- We have launched a new project. A blog about homeschooling. www.thehomeschoolhuddle.com Check it out on Spotify or listen here: https://thehomeschoolhuddle.podbean.com/
