Outdoors
QUICK & EASY CONCRETE FOUNDATION PAD: Build One Wit...
Published on February 21st, 2024
Do you need a concrete support pad for a shed, hot tub, standby generator or anything else small and in your backyard...Continue Reading
Forests, Lumber & Firewood
Join Us for a Swedish Log Homestead Cookout
Published on February 16th, 2024
Have you ever heard of a "Swedish log" It's one of the most interesting and simple ways to cook outdoors in the forest...Continue Reading
Generators
MULTI-FUEL GENERATORS: Ideal Technology for Extended Outages
Published on February 16th, 2024
Portable generators are getting better in surprising ways, especially when it comes to keeping you powered during...Continue Reading
Outdoors
See a Swedish Firelog Forest Feast
Published on February 9th, 2024
To be honest, when Robert came to me with the idea of having a cookout using a single hardwood log – something called...Continue Reading
Outdoors
No “Helpless Female” Daughter for Robert
Updated on February 14th, 2024
"I don't want to raise a helpless female, Dad!" Those were my son Robert's words to me as he asked to borrow my ATV to...Continue Reading
Philosophy
WISDOM & KINDNESS: Lessons I Learned From Grandpa
Published on February 8th, 2024
If he were still alive, my Grandfather would turn 117 years old this year, and I want to tell you about him because of...Continue Reading
Gardening & Farming
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? Pasture Plants Thrive in Deep Qua...
Published on February 8th, 2024
Nutritious pasture plants such as alfalfa, clover and birdsfoot trefoil aren't all that easy to grow I know because...Continue Reading
Patios, Decks & Sunrooms
OUTDOOR WOOD FINISH: Watch a New Version of an Old Favou...
Published on February 2nd, 2024
Click below to watch me apply a coloured version of a favourite outdoor wood finish of mine It's called Ecowood...Continue Reading
Gardening & Farming
GARDEN WEEDS: Five Tillage Tools & Techniques That ...
Published on January 11th, 2024
Nobody takes up gardening because it gives them the chance to hack away ineffectively at weeds You might tolerate this...Continue Reading
Gardening & Farming
VIDEO PASTURE TOUR: See a Closeup View of What Our Cattl...
Published on January 4th, 2024
From a distance, pasture just looks like a green field, but there's more going on than meets the eye on managed...Continue Reading
Gardening & Farming
How to Dry Herbs
Published on January 4th, 2024
Here at our place, home improvement extends beyond just fixing up the house It's also about living well in other ways,...Continue Reading
Autos & Machinery
FLAT TIRE FIX: Don’t Forget Grandpa’s Advice...
Published on December 8th, 2023
A few years ago I got busy fixing a flat tire on my lawn tractor on a Saturday, and the job took much longer than it...Continue Reading