I have one of the crock pots full of wax and heating on the stovetop right now. The candle molds are waiting next to it. I have the wick out…
Dispatches From The Farm
Sawmill
If I were to open a business with a sawmill, I think I would be inclined to call myself “the Sleepy Sawyer.” It’s a name that makes sense. I think…
A Passing Snow Squall in the Night
I woke up nearly at 2:00 AM last night. After tending to my personal reason for waking, I went back to bed, and checked the weather on my tablet. There…
End of February Update.
It is definitely still winter here at the farm. We have good chances of snow for most of the coming week. Looks from the weather radar that whatever does come…
SDR Radio & Storm
This afternoon a pair of SDR’s arrived at the farm. SDR is Software Defined Radio. It is a broad range radio receiver that uses software on the computer to operate…
Scorp & Adze
I have searched high and low, the world over via the Internet to find two tools necessary to try out making a Windsor chair. They could be found few and…
Record Cold
Previously our record cold temperature was -9F. It was set on New Year’s in 2019, I think. Since the weather station keeps the all-time record readily available, I cannot look…
Here Comes a Tough One
It sure was cold this morning. The temperature at 8:00AM was 15, but the wind chill had it at -2. The good news is, tomorrow morning will much colder. The…
Two Points for Today
Two items of note for today. The first is that we are at the end of the firewood in the first half of the bunk. After I go out tonight…
A Working Bench
I started the process of ordering a work bench for the shop at the end of December. Then I realized I had ordered the short one on accident, so I…