Meatventures

A while back, I emailed in response to a post over at (not so) Urban Hennery about needing folks to share a cow with, not expecting much response, since her post was a few weeks old at that point. But she replied almost immediately to say that they had three folks, and would love [...]

It is my understanding that the handle was taken by Vandals.

So I got up this morning and went to put water on for tea. The water came out slowly and then petered out entirely. Our kitchen faucet has been troublesome so I assumed it was a localized problem and went to wash my hands. That faucet was also broken. So I went under [...]

Discovering Spaces

As I undertake the Great Mowing of 2008 my scythe and I are traveling the entire untilled and unwooded portions of our lot. I hadn’t realized how much I’d let my movements be hemmed in by the paths we’d tromped in the 3 feet (or so) of grass. So, as I was swish-snapping* along, [...]

Tools that I like!

Like many, I have a weakness for spending entirely too much money on tools* and equipment because, in my apparently vivid imagination, it seems like the next tool will be the ones that solves all of my problems. Sometimes I’m right. Sometimes I’m wrong. Let’s talk about those instances in which a tool performs [...]

Yep, we’re country now.

UPS confirms it. Delivery from Lowes, in the hay shed.

On mustard greens

When Garth and I were first starting to learn to cook (which was conveniently right about the same time we were starting to be together), we ate a lot of mustard greens, which we both liked a great deal. Full of character and a little bit bitey, but easy to cook and good with [...]