Snowed In
We moved to North Carolina to escape the ravages of winter. We didn't completely escape it. As much as we dislike ice and snow, sometimes it is rather beautiful.
farmlife
A collection of 10 posts
The Moon-Eyed People of Appalachia
What dwells in those dark and secret places where the sun dims to dusk, and all is swallowed in shadow. || Flash Folklore / Campfire Story
Starlink For The Win!
For eight years we have been plagued by mediocre to horrible rural internet. No longer! Starlink FTW!
Farm Project: Driveway Gates
Over the past few years, a design emerged for a relatively simple and effective electrified fence gate. Turns out, it works well for the driveway too. Check it out.
The Spirit is Willing
This is for all those moments when your body at age fifty reminds your brain that you are no longer thirty.
Lambwatch 2020!
#Cutenessoverload has commenced. Or as we like to say, Lambwatch! For the next month, about 20 ewes (sheep mothers) will be giving birth. It is a month of no sleep and emergency interventions. And lots and lots of cute!
Mutton, Capons, Culled Beef, and Spent Hens
As diverse as our food _seems_ to have become, in most respects our food choices have become far poorer, blander, and devoid of variety when compared to what was available in the past.
Package Delivery
How not to greet guests to the farm.
Poison Ivy
Poison ivy is my nemesis. And in the South, poison ivy is literally everywhere.
farm ~ hack ~ write ~ real estate
Reflections on my life in farming, tech, writing, and real estate.