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 [...]
Constructing an all weather garden sink – Entry #165
Sink framework & concrete mesh Rand helps me set in the sink Troweling the finshed cement Nancy [...]
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