I have always been the one who has not masked up for a bit of sanding, cleaning with bleach, or running the leaf blower. Who can be bothered? Besides, it…
Author: The Lord of The Manor
Beef Cows
Yesterday I went just up the canyon and bought off a guy four Holstien beef steers that he had listed on the local online classifieds. They turned out to be…
Sharpen The Saw
The wasp was just minding its own business while getting a drink from the wood in the log I had on the log-splitter. I put my hand on top of…
Gathering Firewood & Back Pain
I went to get firewood today. Our oldest could not come with because she had a lot of schoolwork do catch up on, already, and she does not want to…
The Season’s Change
Nothing marks the end of summer for the children quite like the start of the school year. The school year starts in the morning though, and we have got to…
Summer Scything
I was awake at 5AM this morning, and it only took one YouTube video about medieval scything to get me up and send me out the door chasing g the…
Summer Stuff
My daughters and I went down to the city dump yesterday to pick up some firewood for winter. We got a pretty good amount already cut down to length, and…
Father’s Day
Tough Father’s Day today. My stepdad passed away yesterday due to complications surrounding heart surgery he had back in March. Nevertheless, I spent the day with my wife and kids,…
Recovering From A Life of Pain
The trouble with manual labor is that it requires someone who is fit enough to do it. If you are thinking of taking on a homestead, you will be able…
Wood
It’s a cool morning here on the farm. The storms that flooded Yellowstone north of us barely brushed by and touched our little home on the valley floor. The greatest…