Sun and warmer weather
It sure makes a difference in both what you get done in a day and how you feel if it's sunny and warm. Of course when the sun's out, our solar panels are charging...
Q and A: wood heating, dehydrated foods, and jars leaking in pressure canner
Wood heating
We need to find a more efficient way of heating our home. We have a fire place and use it, but when the electricity goes off, as it does frequently, we need more...
We’re into the “gettin’ ready for winter” mode
Although we have the woodshed stuffed full, which is about two years' worth, we are now filling our enclosed back porch with small wood. (This is the popple sapling poles that Will saves when...
Will got the wind charger up and running
Will finally got a good day to put up the wind charger, after several months of it sitting in a snowbank because there was snow on the storage barn's roof, making it too dangerous...
The sun was out today
So we decided it was time to work on our living room wood stove. The sun beats in the big south-facing windows, warming up the room (and us!) even on cold days so it...