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Felling Trees 23 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
Today, for the first time ever, we had someone cut down a very large tree on our property. I don't, usually, like it when people take down trees, even saplings, but I do recognize that some culling ca...
Backyard Food 21 Aug 2013 | 06:03 am
It wasn't so many years ago that we were participating in Eat Local Challenges. One of my favorites was the Dark Days of Winter challenge, because here in Maine, during those dark days, one can feel a...
Book Review: Wick Omnibus by Michael Bunker 11 Aug 2013 | 06:49 am
It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Doomer fiction. I'm fascinated by the possible scenarios dreamed up by these imaginative artists, and I'm usually sucked right into the story. I love supposing wh...
Cow Pie 2 Aug 2013 | 06:53 am
"What do you want for dinner?" "I don't know. What do you want for dinner?" That's the pre-dinner conversation at my house nearly every.single.night. Sometimes I just want some idea of something someo...
Question for Readers in the UK 1 Aug 2013 | 05:51 pm
This was posted on a forum over here in the US, and I was hoping I could find out if it's actually true. The British government is warning their people of an impending solar flare, they refer to as a ...
The non-chicken-like Chicken? 30 Jul 2013 | 12:22 am
We raise chickens. We have some "pet" chickens. Really, they're hens and we have them for egg-laying. They all have names, and they will all live out their entire lives, until they die of whatever ail...
Bee Wranglers 29 Jul 2013 | 12:02 am
We were out very early, for us, for a Sunday. At 9:30 AM, we were sitting in a parking lot waiting for the guy with the two hives, who was driving from New Hampshire and meeting us "halfway" (although...
Volunteering for a Better Community 28 Jul 2013 | 08:57 am
The girls had a performance this evening. It was for a local community's Founder's Day celebration, and their dance team was performing. Their dance team does a lot of these Community Days celebration...
Five Easy Ways to Save Money 24 Jul 2013 | 08:04 pm
1. Visit the Farmer's Market or Farm Stand instead of the grocery store. Going to the Farmer's Market on Saturday morning used to be a regular errand. It got to where some of the vendors actually look...
From Unschooling to College - a Two-Week Adventure 20 Jul 2013 | 07:01 pm
My daughter has been homeschooled her entire life. She has participated in a variety of classes with other homeschoolers - some very structured, like the Math and Jr. Engineering class she took, which...
