Even in the winter our apprentice is learning useful skills
Besides learning to spin wool, son, David, showed Alisha how to run the snowblower. His machine is pretty high-tech with a joy-stick control for the chute, double clutches for the wheels, etc. But after...
We’re really enjoying warmer weather
Will's been out twice more, cutting and hauling that great dead black ash firewood from the edge of our big beaver pond. The snow's so deep that he has to doze a path to...
Another mobile home frame?
Our new Hud-Son portable bandsaw mill (that we got this past spring) is a wonderful addition to our homestead. It's already sawed tons of beams, floor joists, and dimension lumber quickly and easily. Plus...
With Christmas approaching, we’re dashing around madly
Of course part of the family is coming to help us celebrate Christmas so I'm pulling out a ham and figuring out what goodies to make between now and then. (Of course there is...
We hauled our first beef animal to the meat plant
Our "little" calves that we raised a year and a half ago now weigh a thousand pounds, plus! And they're not so "cute." One of them, a black Jersey-Holstein or Angus cross was pretty...