Processing Plums and Pears is Pretty Pleasing

This year was great for pears. We picked a little over 300 lbs in 2 evenings. They have been in the house now for a little over 2 weeks, and have r...

The Best Gas Can Ever - No Spill

Haven't said much in the past few weeks, so I thought I would share one of my favorite home and garden items. The No Spill Gas Can. This is the bes...

Busy Times

I thought I would just post that we've been busy. Right now we are tearing apart the mudroom and turning it into the washroom /(slash)/ nice entry ...

Went to Alaska

Since December we have had a plan to head up to Alaska during the running of the reds (Sockeye). My buddy owns a cabin near Soldotna on the Kenia r...

Our First Lilac Flowers of 2008

With the past few days in the mid to upper 80's, everything around the yard that gets a good watering is boosting. Our first lilac flowers are begi...

Genuine National Security

"Foreign aid and resource conservation will protect us more than missiles." I was digging through some desktop papers and cleaning up my "pile," ...

OUCH!

My sister took a digger on her mountain bike. She's not afraid. She'll be back at it next week. UPDATE! She's way better. Has some big metal brace ...

Beyond Organic Podcast and Website

Spring Garden Preparation and Hardy Plant Seeding

Easy to Grow Iris’ Bloom in June

We have a lot of Iris' around our place. This past fall we disturbed the majority of them in order to get some flowers to show. The majority of Iri...

Pretty Columbine Flower Picture

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One Fine Chicken You Are!

This is a picture of our pet and egg provider Hen-a-C, the Australorp Chicken. We have 2 Australorp hens. They are Great Chickens! Read more about ...

Double Rainbow on a Sunny Thursday Evening

We were blessed with a beautiful double rainbow over our garden area this evening. It was so vibrant the pictures really don't show it as it is... ...

Mock Orange (Philadelphus Coronarius, I think…)

If you are looking for a beautiful, early summer, late spring, fragrant flowering shrub, the Mock Orange is hard to beat. It is one of my favorite ...

Spring Blossoms

Already Been Fished Tackle Auction Site

Already Been Fished Tackle is now online for all of you fishing tackle buffs. I know some garages are just stuffed full of lures, fishing rods, ext...

Late Season Snowfall + Plant only the Hardy Greens = Let it Grow!

100,000 Spring Apple Blossoms

Our courtyard apple tree has treated us with a plethora of blossoms this year. It is amazing. We have fancied the idea that there are probably more...

Chickens Weed Half the Garden

We Weed the Other Half. We did this little experiment to see if the chickens take care of weeds better than we can. All last winter we left the chi...

Chicken Enclosure Finished. Our Empire is Growing.

After a few weeks of working on the "secure" area for the chickens, it's finally done. It is about 30x15 feet in size, so the chickens get a bigger...

Yellow Rose Bush

First we get the Lilacs in white and purple. The fragrance is amazing! You get nice wiffs of it through the house on the warmer days. After the Lil...

July Garden Progression at 4500 feet

Everything in the garden is beginning to really grow. It seemed like a slow start this year. We still feel the squash and cukes are a bit behind, b...

Why do well-meaning laws backfire?

I was sent a nice read from the New York Times Freakonomics section by a friend of mine. So I thought I would share it. Made my brain twist a littl...

Overcast and Rainy Memorial Day at Lake Almanor

Lake Almanor, during the Memorial Day holiday, is hit or miss. Two out of the 3 years I have gone with the family, has been rainy. This year it was...

Twitter Updates for 2008-03-12

On my way to pick up L.L. 6:30 # On I80 east by jessup # Lovelock! # Getting gas @ the T&A & MR. B's # 28mpg in Subaru # Just passed Elk...

Twitter Updates for 2008-03-13

Made it to jackson! Warm out... 30deg # 7:30 JH time. Breve anyone? Overcast. # Snowing lightly in Teaton Village. Continental bfast was no bue...

Twitter Updates for 2008-03-14

At the cowboy. Live music is good. Country style. # Hitting the sack # 8am JH time. Snowed 6" overnight maybe. USFreeskiing day 1. Its hardpa...

Twitter Updates for 2008-03-15

At the snake river brewery. Good beers! # BONEAPPETHAI in jackson, wy is good! # 7:45am no new snow broken overcast. # Sunny in the village, ...

Twitter Updates for 2008-03-16

6 more hrs. # Driving, Driving, Driving, Driving, Driving, Driving. 26+ mpg # Dumpin' outside of Reno #

A Bomber SkiDoo Cover and 2? Handlebar Risers

I have a 2000 SkiDoo 700 Summit to get around in woods during the winters here in NorCal. For my birthday this year, my mom and step-dad bought me ...

Happy Vernal Equinox! (1st day of spring)

In the early morning of March 20, 2008 the sun will cross directly over the Earth's equator. This moment is known as the vernal equinox in the Nort...

See, I told you! Chicken’s do Play the Piano.

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Kevin O’Meara takes 2nd Place US Freeskiing Snowbird

I just want to shout out a "big up!" for Kevin O'Meara, riding Praxis Skis, taking second at Snowbird this year, 2008. The US Freeskiing Series is ...

First Flowers of Spring and Chicken’s Scratch

New Website for Freeskier Drew Tabke

Early Spring Snow Fall

John Piper and the Prosperity Gospel

This is good to hear amid big box stores, consumerism and social acceptance. [youtube PTc_FoELt8s]

Megan Explains Life on Costa Rica Time

Hola mi amigos, First, we are safe and sound for any worry worts out there. The bus ride was easy and so far we haven't moved from where are first...

Chicken Explosion Every Morning

I think our chickens have taken on my personality. They explode out of their night time roost, just like me, to get outside. I can't handle it eith...

If there is righteousness in the heart

If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the ho...

Karen doesn’t hold back on the Sled

Karen's never taken the sled to the top of the slope. In her words, "I was past the point of return, I might as well go all the way." [google 4265...

We hit Jackson Hole with 18? Plus of Fresh

14.5 hours there, 14.5 hours back. That's all it takes. It's about 2 good audio books or 5 live Grateful Dead shows, both sets. We had other music ...