I like to tinker. I like things mechanical. A little music is good too, especially if it is creative. And I love things that are…
Most people only cook outside when they are camping or using their grill. I live in a 350-square-foot tiny house on my 10-acre homestead. I…
The ability to read the weather is a valuable skill practiced by our ancestors that has gotten lost throughout the generations. It is convenient to…
“Wait. You forgot to draw in the HVAC closet”, said the young man with the product in his hair, perusing my pencil-on-graph-paper rendition of the…
Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part Two: The Machinery There’s a passage in the good book…
If you haven’t yet, read Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings Based on a recent survey—i.e. walking around the garage and…
“Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.” Since the beginning of time man has found various ways to predict…
Elinore P. Stewart’s “Letters of a Woman Homesteader” continued: January 6, 1913 My dear Friend,— I have put off writing you and thanking you for…