We will be at the Preston Farmer’s Market in Preston, Idaho. Look for “Antiquary Artisan!” We will be selling bookmarks, coloring boards, weaving tools, yarn, fiber, drop spindles, wire flowers, coasters, gift tags, fridge magnets, artistic prints, decorative paper clips, Dewey buttons, stickers, plant signs, keychains, beeswax candles, and soy candles by Savanah Warner, and…
Dispatches From The Farm
Preston Farmer’s Market: July 31, 2024
Today we got an e-mail accepting us to the Preston Farmer’s Market. It is our first market and will be a learning experience for us. We will be selling weaving tools, bookmarks, prints, and various other items as well as beeswax candles and soy candles to start off with. We are going to see what…
Lavender Starts
This weekend we visited a Lavendar Farm on the south end of the valley. It was a truly special and beautiful experience. The farm is well developed and well thought out, and so was the event they were holding where people could visit and enjoy the environment and buy the flowers right from the field….
Scythe Work
Cut grass on the side of the road, and the long grass in the foreground. I only cut the first strip on the side for the day. I keep the fresh grass growing rather than cut and store it. I think it has been about ten or eleven years since I bought the scythe from…
Sinking Money into a Boat
In a desperate act of financial irresponsibility, I bought a used boat this weekend. It was only $1,500 as compared to the prices boats can reach, but it was also the fulfillment of a dream sparked many years ago when sailing off the coast of California with friends to the Anacapa Islands. I did it…
A Roman Workbench
On Wednesday I cut a four-inch-thick slice off the big pine log that has been sitting on the mill. I rotated it first from the single straight cut, putting that on the side of my resulting board, and also moving a split in the log to run parallel to my cut, assuring none of the…
Table Making in Cold June Days
Today was weird. It was chilly and very windy! Tomorrow is meant to get below freezing in the morning. If it does, this will be the latest we have had frost during the year. Our previous record since we moved to Idaho in 2012 was June 11th. We will beat that by a week. I…
Father’s Day 2024
Today was a surprise. I mean, I knew it was Father’s Day. It was reminded me two days ago. I didn’t realize it before that. So, I did somewhat figure there would be something going on today. But I got more gifts than I imagined, and I really enjoyed what was given me. Missus gave…
Three for the Mill, One for the Stove
We went out yesterday to get firewood again. We found the place organized and the long logs all laid out where they were actually easy to get to. We could not believe it. Someone put some real effort into the back quarter of the lot. I could even back up to the ends of many…
Some Vehicle Maintenance
Yesterday I changed the oil on the truck, charged the A/C on it, the little truck, and the tractor. I filled wiper fluids and checked brakes and so on. But the big adventure was putting the rear shocks on the big truck. You see, I was quoted $900 for low end shocks on the whole…