This is Henry. He came to us as an old dog but I suspect used to be a hunter, as he never wanders except this time of year & then he...

We’ve had stray dogs & goats…but this is our first stray peacock. 🦚 He was eating in the woods but followed us to the house. But the...

A lovely friend brought me some purslane, last week & they've now started to bloom. Also pictured, in the background is a glimpse of...

We've ended up taking in a couple of stray dogs, along the way, but they were not at all interested in becoming house pets. It appears...

The long weekend was spent controlled burning & cutting downed limbs & trees into firewood. There have been a lot of grassfires lately &,...

The wood stove setup got a couple upgrades. As I previously mentioned, when I put the stovepipe through the wall, no one had the correct...

The stovepipe for the wood stove has, up until this point, been temporarily run though a window. This was accomplished by cutting plywood...

Spent the day demo-ing an old barn to salvage supplies for a chicken coop. I always get black hens so 11 wants me to paint the hen house...

Search for a very long time to find the sink that I wanted at a reasonable price & have finally managed it! Because I like to reuse as...

Living in a space while it's still under construction is a bit like those tile puzzles where you have to move a dozen tiles in order to...

When I got the wardrobe, I mentioned my friend's suggestion that I add an enchanted scene to the back, rather than replacing the missing...

Whenever possible, I like to reuse materials. After all, it's not very sustainable to just buy new everything plus I enjoy finding items...

It's been a minute since I made an update, not because work isn't being done but because it's been small progress towards larger goals...

The Cabin finally has a roof, thanks to my second son, who spent his morning off work in my yard, throwing around galvanized panels.

This whole homesteading & sustainable living thing works best if you’re flexible & creative, rather than boxed in by conventional ideas...

While out taking measurements for the next big project, I met this guy:

Almost every day, someone asks me what new progress has been made on the homestead where The Cottage is located. And, usually, when I...

I really hate to quote the epitome of capitalism, Steve Jobs, but he was right about one thing: “if you are working on something exciting...