Lately, the first priority around here has been lumber: milling, stacking, cataloging, re-stacking and relocating lots of lumber. Since making friends with a local tree surgeon, M has been receiving calls multiple times times each week to salvage gigantic logs which are the remnants of stately generations-old trees gracing estates around the Eastern Shore. Typically … Continue reading
So, that winter wheat (see first post here) is growing like a weed, and keeping pretty much all the weeds at bay, too. We’re pretty pumped because we hardly did anything to them all winter, and yet they’ve sprouted those lovely tassels all by themselves : ). In just a couple of months more we … Continue reading
We’ve been working hard on the garden, putting down newspaper and cardboard and topping with grass mulch. This sure takes a long time (in part because we have to keep mowing to make more mulch), but seems to be working. I have seen nary a weed or blade of grass growing through the paper. Continue reading
Lately, M and I have been razing a swath of trees, vines and poison ivy back in the forest to make way for a fruit tree orchard. Although the vision of some day in the future being able to head out back and pick a fresh plum is very motivating, it’s not as easy as digging … Continue reading
Did you know this is a real thing? Not just a Ray Bradbury novel? Well…thanks to my trusty Backyard Homestead book, I knew what to do with the zillions of yellow blossoms that showed up on the front lawn last week. Continue reading
Pioneering the Ordinary 