HEATING WITH FIREWOOD: Three Reasons It Makes Sense
According to Steve Maxwell wood heating makes sense on several levels; cost savings, cleanliness of combustion and the aesthetics of well-piled firewood.
How to Arrange Your Outdoor Space for Large and Small Gatherings
Your outdoor space should be a versatile haven that welcomes gatherings of all sizes. Whether you’re hosting a cozy family dinner or a lively backyard barbecue, your space should effortlessly adapt to different group sizes. This guide will give you…
DEEP WELL HAND PUMP: Watch The Installation We Did At Our Place
There’s something special about getting your water from a hand pump. Somehow water tastes a little bit better when it comes as a result of some exercise. Even if you do have an electric well pump at your place, as…
Pole Saws Make Sense for Economical Tree Maintenance
Every so often a new kind of power tool begins to become mainstream, but it can take a while for homeowners to discover the advantages. Something generically called a pole saw is a case in point. I’ve used several kinds…
VIDEO: First Ice Fishing Adventure
Join my son Robert, daugher-in-law Edyta and granddaughter Lily as the try ice fishing for the first time as a family. Despite Lily’s disappointed expression belos, there’s a pretty big fish involved in all this. Click below to watch the…
INSTALL A SUBMERSIBLE WATER PUMP: Lessons for Doing It the Right Way
Table of Contents “How can I install a submersible pump in my household well?” If you’re asking this question, then this is the article for you. Read on for all the details. As far as I’ve seen, this is the most…
Join Us for a Swedish Log Homestead Cookout
Have you ever heard of a “Swedish log”? It’s one of the most interesting and simple ways to cook outdoors in the forest with a drying pan. Much better than a regular campfire, click below to join my son Robert,…
From Warsaw Poland to a Canadian Cabin in the Woods
Back in 2012, my oldest son, Robert, made friends online with a young lady from Warsaw, Poland named Edyta. Two years later they were married and ready to move into a cabin Robert had begun building on our family homestead…
No “Helpless Female” Daughter for Robert
“I don’t want to raise a helpless female, Dad!” Those were Robert’s words to me as he asked to borrow my ATV to give six year-old Lily a lesson on driving this machine and using it to clear snow. The…
See a Swedish Firelog Forest Feast
To be honest, when Robert came to me with the idea of having a cookout using a single hardwood log – something called a Swedish firelog – I didn’t think it would work. “You can go ahead and try, but…
WISDOM & KINDNESS: Lessons I Learned From Grandpa
One thing about being a child is that regardless of your situation, you always regard it as normal – at least at first. And that’s why I grew up thinking that all grandfathers had white beards, spent weeks on-end fishing with their grandsons every summer, gave them really great birthday gifts, and taught the noblest life lessons by example.
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? Pasture Plants Thrive in Deep Quarry Waste
Nutritious pasture plants such as alfalfa, clover and birdsfoot trefoil aren’t all that easy to grow. I know because I’ve been planting them for years. Normally you need to buy expensive seed, plant these seeds in good soil free of…