Times are tough these days, with inflation high, and everything else that is going on withing the United States, and without. One of the biggest bug bears on our farm…
Author: The Lord of The Manor
18th Century Beeswax Candles
Over the past few weeks I bought a candle mold from Townsends, on of my favorite online shops. I used some beeswax I bought before, and some wick we had…
The Cast Iron Cauldron
Over the past ten years I have collected a fair amount of cast iron. Today’s acquisition is spectacular, however! The cauldron arrived unseasonably and was the silver grey color of…
So Nearly Spring!
It is almost Spring! Along with the recent time change, the weather is acting accordingly. There are geese in migration and there are other birds showing up, though I have…
The Weather and Heating
According to an article I just saw, January was in a drought, officially, in our part of Idaho. I can confirm that anecdotally. I have not seen much new snow…
Out With the Old, Propane
It’s -2F outside right now, three in the morning. The house felt cold, so rather than try to roll over and go back to sleep, I got up to answer…
The Many Things of Today
I got up this morning knowing I needed to get animal feed and a couple of Kilner jars because I keep buying them and filling them up before I get…
It’s Winter
Wintertime is beautiful and magical and all of that. I hide from it though. I am not an out in the cold kind of person. And try as I might,…
The First Snow That Sticks
Every year around this time we get a snowfall that puts a base down for the winter and will not vanish off again till spring. That is likely what’s falling…
Emptied the Trailer
Yesterday was momentous! I got the trailer hooked up to the truck and went down to the thrift store, only to remember then that the thrift store here is not…