Old Yeller’s waiting for parts so Will switched to working on another project
Will got the old bearing off of the rear axle of the bulldozer and luckily found a replacement housing for the one below the...
Q and A: emergency escape vehicle, canning hamburger, cold hardy apricot tree
Emergency planning escape vehicle
Great ideas in Issue #157, January/February 2016 Emergency planning beyond the bug-out bag. Got me wondering what would make the...
Rain is coming so we postponed haying
Meanwhile, Will and Eric are setting trusses up on the new barn. How exciting! After all this time, it's starting to quickly look like...
Q and A: pickling grapes, apricot tree, and squash bugs
Pickling grapes
I just read the question about what to do with grapes. One of my favorite things is pickled grapes. They are delicious! I...
It’s mid-forties but cloudy and misty today
Today Will's out in our north woods, cutting a trail through the trees to a huge white pine he cut two days ago. The...