A Cellar for Meat and Wine – Part 1
A New cellar for Timber Butte Our farmstead here on Timber Butte has continued to mature since its conception ten years ago. As a result our agricultural production has increased year by [...]
Four Seasons for Mom
Mom's last year on the ranch Before I tell our story of bringing my 92 year old mother who had advanced dementia home to live with us, I’d like to make a [...]
Farm-steading in the 21st century
Nancy & Tri walking the land where their farmstead would one day be In trying to define our vision for the development of Timber Butte I sometimes refer to what we are [...]
Rattlesnake and Nancy’s Blackberry Crisp – Entry #223
Rattlesnake in the berrypatch Nancy’s crisp for lunch The Blackberries were prolific in the garden this year and Nancy has been dreaming of making a Blackberry Crisp. With [...]
What my new book, “The Committee for the Reburial of Liver-eating Johnston” is about? – Entry #222
“The Committee for the Reburial of Liver-eating Johnston” books cover In 1973 I was a young teacher at Park View Jr. High School in Lancaster, California. While teaching a [...]
The payoff of preparation for another growing season – Entry #221
Timber Butte Garden after the pre-work is done Jacob, the bummer lamb helps Nancy seed the onion bed Tri uses his homemade seeder to seed the [...]
