There’s a big difference between theory and execution. This is a nice video by Carla Emery’s daughter. Carla is the author of this book….an encyclopedia of country living, called, fittingly, “Carla Emery’s Encyclopedia of Country Living“. We’ve had a copy … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2015
What if where you live is one of the most beautiful places in the world….and you still want to stretch your legs and get over to the other side of the country….and see some of this kind of scenery? What does … Continue reading
“happy birthday” Yo Gabba Gabba … Continue reading
We watched an Ice Cube movie again yesterday….the one where his family is rebuilding the house. It’s pretty funny….but a couple of times watching it is probably enough. Towards the beginning of the movie, he’s getting up early to get … Continue reading
Sparrow has her own little bed at the far end of our room. The “far end”? What is that? Like…maybe….ten feet away? She’s “transitioning”….making the move….getting ready for night-time independence. She’s making the move….but most nights comes back to our bed … Continue reading
We watched this movie last night on the TV set. The TV set? Who says that anymore? We couldn’t sleep….for small reasons….so Jenny and I and Sparrow were all up….and we found this documentary on the Roku. If you have … Continue reading
OK…..here’s the question of the morning: How do you become a “sustainability specialist”? And, if you do somehow figure out how to get people to recognize you as being a “sustainability specialist”, how do you get a job at a … Continue reading
If Sun Ray came around the house….just popping in for some dinner….I might tell Jenny, “Hey….Sun Ray’s here again. No….you tell him….you tell him. I’m not telling him. Well, if you’re not going to tell him, then I guess that … Continue reading
I’m going to build a treehouse. It’s going to be smaller than this one, though. I don’t have the time to build a giant house in the woods for the kids to screw around in. I have bigger fish to … Continue reading
I’m listening to “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” again while I drive around delivering the mail. I’ve done that before….but I guess that I pick something new out of it every listen, so the repetition is probably alright. This … Continue reading