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…
Dispatches From The Farm
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…
Spring 2022
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…
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,…