Passing on a healthy Vineyard – Entry #211
Passing on a healthy Vineyard Having served as the founding pastors ofVineyard Christian Fellowship Boise for the past twenty three years has given Nancy and I a [...]
The Life and times of a 1951 Dodge Pickup – Entry #212
My dad with the 51 Dodge on the old ranch Daughter Kate helps load the truck - 1970's Brook drove the old Dodge through [...]
The peacemaker – Entry #211
Love at first sight Friends for life When Bandit, a big black gelding, first came to our ranch on Timber Butte he was [...]
A Saddle shop in the Barn – Entry #210
A saddle shop and a place to dream "Monday's" last pack trip My dad and his wild horse [...]
Freedom in the barnyard – A picture of the way things are meant to be – Entry # 209
Ducks quake in jubilation and horses buck and snort gleefully running into an open pasture Freedom is an attribute of the health of uninterrupted creation. In the [...]
The Mittleider irrigation system – a great discovery – Entry #208
The "Mittleider Method" of irrigation at work Drilling over 4000 tiny holes took time and patience Watering one [...]
Participating in God’s rhythms and seasons – Entry #207
The first day of spring Broadcasting seed between the storms March 20th marked the March equinox and the first day of spring. Here [...]
Locally grown / organically grown foods – a matter of biblical and social relevance – Entry #206
Home grown / homestead dinner Have you noticed that there seems to be an awakening of social consciousness concerning not just the nutritional value but the [...]
Log cabin update / From construction to an art project – Entry #205
The cabin was finally closed in for the winter Setting the final chimney capstone Eric chinking a corner log [...]
Nancy’s most amazing duck rescue – an episode captured on video Entry #204
The young ducks were basking in their freedom If you are a faithful follower on the Timber Butte Homestead blog site you may recall reading about how [...]
A significant first harvest – Entry 203
Our first small harvest Planting our first vine in 2010 Planting the second fifty vines in 2011 Plowing hillside terraces [...]
Our new buddy named “Bandit” – Entry #202
Introducing Buddy / Bandit We weren’t looking for a new horse until we heard Tiara, a friend from church speak of her need to find a loving [...]
A bountiful beautiful garden – Entry #201
This year’s garden at Timber Butte has been maybe the best in Robinson horticulture history. The raised beds were a great addition, but having a year of minimal grasshopper infestation [...]
Log cabin construction – Phase two – Entry #200
Mr. Mudd pours the foundation Triumph Log Homes crew preassembled the cabin Sub- floor being layed The first [...]
The advantages of using raised beds – Entry #199
The new raised beds in action The old traditional beds took a lot more work I wasn’t too sure at first, but now [...]
Junk pile seeder – Entry #198
Poking holes in a raised bed Adjustable bolts control depth of seed holes A couple of years ago Nancy and I grew several [...]
Planting tomatoes Mr. Bill style – Entry #197
Clipping off the lower branches Lay horizontally in a shallow trench Fiinished product Until I learned to plant tomato starts [...]
Tomato frames built to last – Entry #196
Panel cages support 5 to 6 foot tomato plants After Mr. Bill our master gardener at the Vineyard showed us how to properly plant tomato starts [...]
Newcomers to Timber Butte Homestead – Entry #195
Tasty or Yummy ... I can't remember who's who. The two new lambs are terrorizing the horses & mule The new [...]
Capitalizing on a growing duck egg trend – Entry #194
Two of Nancy's new flock White duck egg & brown chicken egg The Aflac Duck has given some favorable press to [...]
Recapturing the Biblical Mandate for Creation Care – Entry #195
Contemplating the issue of creation care in 2005 A rainbow in our east pasture reminded me of the covenant A paper written by [...]
Nancy’s floating duck house – Entry #193
Nancy releases her ducks onto the open pond Floatation system under the new duck house Lily swims with her freed friends [...]
Maintaining hearts of tranquility in times of global turmoil – Entry 192
The ”Super Moon” rising in March 2011 As the large round orb rose out of the clouds in the southern sky I couldn’t [...]
A vegetable garden upgrade – Entry #191
New raised beds - A garden upgrade A few younger friends came to help Last years garden without raised beds [...]
Moving vision from a dream to reality – Part 1 – Entry #190
A Peaceful Retreat by Thomas Kinkade Breaking ground A friend once gave me a numbered print of a Thomas Kinkade [...]
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