I grew up living the city life. Roadkill was something one would call the city to remove, unless one was brave, and in posession of a shovel, or the animal was a beloved pet. Our second son came by today to pick up his son from a night over. As I walked him, his wife,…
Dispatches From The Farm
I Have Been Eying One Of These
Summer’s are hot and working in the garden is miserable in the heat. The cool of the evening does not last long enough before it is too dark, so I have been eying up a lantern to light up the work after dark. Gardening can be done quietly, unlike working with the log splitter, so…
Home School Meets Homestead
It was a busy one today coming back from spring break and starting back into home school with our eight year old. I was in no mood for it, and I had a few things I still wanted done before getting at schooling in earnest, so it was a combo day. I took little one…
It’s Spring Alright!
Yesterday was a nearly perfect day, with temperatures rising to the 70’s, and plenty of sunshine to keep us going. And go we did! Well, alright, it is not like I am a twenty-something workaholic, but I rounded up my two daughters and got some chores done. They were good about it, too, and argued…
Today I Moved The Weather Station
I moved the weather station at about noon today from the back gate between the llama pasture and the garden to the gate at the service yard. It is about nine feet up still, and it is facing north with the solar panel faced south. I have not verified the direction other than to sight…
Welcome Back!
After a little thought and some consideration on how the site had been going before changing hosts, and before I personally reached a lifetime milestone specific to those people who live half a century, I decided to archive the site, and start all over again. Mostly this is because of how the site integrates with…