Tag: Neil Shelton

The Adze-Mattock

The adze is among the very oldest of stone-age tools.  It was…

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The Turkey-manure Manifesto

Lately, I’ve had the satisfaction of launching into a new project that…

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Pit Vipers Need Love, Too

The other day I was driving along one of those little two-lane…

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The Complete Sissy-boy’s Guide to Pickup Trucks

The illustration above is from a 1949 Studebaker advertisement... that Never Never…

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Portable Persuasion: Using Levers on the Homestead

It’s certainly no secret that farm work frequently requires some heavy lifting,…

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Black Walnuts: Pennies From Heaven

Here at Exclamation Pointe, autumn is a tranquil time when the subtle…

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The Autumn Olympics

I've been pretty busy lately doing whatever it is that I do. …

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Lost Your Job? Congratulations, You’re Finally Self-employed!

"It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating."…

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Horse Sense Meets Street Smart

I guess that, like most people, I enjoy patting myself on the…

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Buying Land at a Tax Auction: Not So Fast…

Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land…

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Bamewawagezhikaquay: The most famous person you never heard of.

I'd like to introduce you to an extraordinary life, that of the…

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Throwing in the Towel: How to Move to the Country Fast and Cheap

"For I, methinks, till I grow old, As fair before me shall…

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