Cultivated & Broken – Entry #190
Here is another preview from the new video series for our book “Rooted in Good Soil”. The following video has been produced for small study groups who are going through the book together. For information, [...]
Ramblings on another changing season – Entry #189
Nancy cooked in the open fireplace Nancy cooked in the open fireplace Nancy cooked in the open fireplace Winter has [...]
The advantage of a stretch wire gate “cheater-bar latch” – Entry #189
A bar-latch used on an old gate on the side of Timber Butte Shaping a steel rod and welding on a length of chain [...]
Living off the land or living with it? – Entry #188
A hungry coyote checks out the chicken run A young buck helps himself to a newly planted fruittree [...]
Parting with our surrey with the fringe on top – Entry #187
When I was seven years old my parents took my sister and me to the Grauman’s Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard to see [...]
The butcher shop is finally finished – Entry #186
Last week I came into the house to announce my victory to Nancy after spending the morning giving [...]
Restoring a Buffalo hand crank forge – Entry #185
The old forge sat around rusting for thirty years I took it apart piece by piece It worked [...]
Rooster soup – Entry #184
The rooster that drew the long straw Nancy did the rest Anyone who has tried to raise laying hens from [...]
Ripening summer tomatoes in January – Entry #183
Tomato vines the evening before the first freeze Ripening in the root cellar The first days of consistent freezing temperatures here at Timber Butte [...]
Constructing a Jackson Hay Fork – A winters day project – Entry #182
Our neighbors old barn still has a Jackson fork rail Several years ago Tim McFarlane, an old friend of mine gave me half a dozen [...]
Baby – it really feels cold outside! – Entry #181
After a week of repeating snow storms the clouds have once again been driven out by a welcomed high pressure system turning the sky to a bright deep blue. The [...]
The testimony of a changing season – Entry #180
Like so much of our nation Idaho has experienced the sudden and profound shock of winter. Skiers celebrated as the [...]
Nancy’s five year pond vision – Entry #179
Two friends investigate the mess Pulling weeds Windmill compressor for aeration The R.O.M.E.O. chainsaw crew [...]
Urgency for the harvest – Entry #178
Friends and family to the rescue It’s a known fact that being connected to the land is an advantage to a human soul [...]
The second annual pumpkin carving party- A decreed tradition – Entry #177
At what point does a decree become official by which a repeating event becomes a tradition? I frankly don’t know, and maybe it doesn’t really matter [...]
Simple satisfaction – Entry #176
On the top of Timber Butte It’s been a late Fall here at the base of Timber Butte. I can [...]
Meanwhile back at the ranch – A summer of challenge and blessing – Entry #175
It has been nearly two months since I have made an entry on the Timber Butte Homestead blog site but it hasn’t been for [...]
The hard long ride – Entry #173
Last week during the NW Vineyard conference at our church a man approached me that I had known from years before. He told me he had a vivid dream the night before. He [...]
A rooster gone bad – Entry #172
Theodore during his adolescence Even Lily fears Theodore Theodore learns not to mess with Nancy A few [...]
A celebration of blessing- Entry #171
The High Desert Bluegrass Band When I built the horse barn I hadn’t dreamt it would one day become the place [...]
Here is an idea to help organize your garden tools – Entry #170
"A" - 1/2 inch foundation bolt "B"- Bolts anchored in 2X12 plank I think everyone who loves to garden ends [...]
Reality of a changing climate and a changing world – Entry #169
Our scarecrow shivered during the end of May New potatoes peeking through fresh snow Blossoms on a snowy morning [...]
All of Creation is Groaning – Entry #168
One morning recently I casually passed by the television as Nancy my wife was cooking breakfast. She had the Today Show on and Ann Curry was beginning [...]
“Many hands make light work” – Entry #167
Nathan & Nathan climbing ladders I had been dreading the thought of painting the interior walls of the barn for months. The thought [...]
Second chance bees – Entry #166
Annual Bee clinic in Fruitland, Idaho Nancy behind the veil The new bees come home We were [...]
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