In addition to a disgusting pigsty – literally – both inside and outside the house, the previous occupants left behind a plastic calf hutch, often used in these parts as shelter for calves being raised for veal, but in this case for the pigs they kept in the front yard. I bought some chickens off [...]
I guess I will start this article with a “disclaimer” similar to what Everett did on one of his posts a few months back… Disclaimer: This post contains words, information and pictures on killing and eating a live animal. I make no excuses nor do I feel guilty about my current omnivore diet. I have, [...]
In all of my years I have never seen a squirrel build a nest. I’ve seen leaf nests in the tops of trees and have often seen squirrels go in their nests inside dead or dying trees, but never saw the most pure, most basic survivor instinct of an animal building a shelter (well, I [...]
When we sold our last house, the new buyer requested that we leave the dog house and rabbit hutch. We built Clyde’s dog house palace a few weeks ago, since he didn’t have anywhere to cozy up and stay warm. And since then, my bunnies have been housed in a metal dog cage occupying the [...]
On Friday I made an all-grain batch of beer – Rye Pale Ale. As some of you may know when you brew an all-grain batch you can use upwards of 25 lbs. of grain before it’s all said and done. Even though the barley and rye are doing a great job to produce 10 gallons [...]
This makes the second-time I’ve seen a hummingbird moth (actually third since there were two this time) on our front porch. They seem to love our as-yet-unidentified wildflowers out there. Hummingbird Moths are pretty cool creatures. They look like a baby hummingbird at first, and fly like one too. But if you look closely you’ll [...]
We left our chickens at the old place since the buyer wanted them and we figured we could always get more (and we will). But for right now we are learning that, in terms of scrap food disposal, fish are our new chickens… As you can see in the video, our little pond has an [...]
I learned my lesson last time and won’t be attempting to get this all done in a single year, but there are several things I’d like to take care of as soon as possible. However, this time around we have Waylon, which makes a HUGE difference in the amount of work we can get done. [...]
On lucky June 13th at about 12:45 in the afternoon Waylon Journey S… was born. He weighed in at 8 lbs, 1.5 oz and was 22-inches long. He was born the old-fashioned way (no pitocin; no epidural; no drugs…) thanks to my strong, brave, wonderful, dedicated, zen-like, powerful, beautiful wife Missy. She is my hero. [...]
This is the first thing I do when I wake up every day. Although I’ll spend most of my weekdays inside working on a computer, getting out in the morning mist helps put me in the right mood for the day. After this I’ll feed the rabbits and dogs. By then Missy is up and [...]
Everett writes about voluntary simplicity. This blog catalogs his search for "the good life" as he tries to strike a balance between work and play, freedom and responsibility, simplicity and comfort.
