A grand Jack-O-lantern carving party – Entry #126
What do you do with a root cellar full of pumpkins? I guess there are a lot of things that could be done such as preserving pie filling, making dozens of pumpkin pies, or you [...]
Chive biscuits – Entry #125
After the shock of the first fall freeze nearly everything in the garden withered into mounds of brown heaps except the root crops (carrots, onions, beets & potatoes) [...]
The last harvest – Entry #124
Last week our local weather man reported that fall was ready to fall. The temperatures throughout September had been delightful, but as October opened its door a cold front came rushing through it. On October [...]
Building a log framed porch – Entry #123
A couple of weeks ago my son Brook and I were pondering the front entrance of our family cabin. Brook was saying that it looked somehow incomplete and that a porch would make it look [...]
Creative longings of the heart – Entry #122
I’ve resisted writing about our latest projects here at Timber Butte because up until now most everything we’ve done has had some sustainable purpose. The agriculture projects, building the [...]
What we learned from Y2K about sustainability – Entry #121
For us Y2K served as a prophetic warning for harder days ahead. I didn’t scoff or dismiss the warning like many, but rather asked some hard questions about the complacency [...]
