I've been dealing with some identity theft issues over the last week, and based on what's compromised, I'm pretty sure that Synchrony Bank had a breach. Of course, they're not going to admit this, and

The guy in front of me lost his livestock trailer on my way to work this morning. The goats were all fine.

Hello, happily harmonious Hive humans! Today will be another recap of the things that have been keeping me too busy to produce a proper post. I'll try to add a dash or two of my inimitable wit and charm,

Just hanging out, watching sidewalk sealer dry...

Basket making is one of mankind's most ancient skills. Due to the somewhat transient nature of most basket making materials, it's hard to say exactly how long people have been weaving baskets, though I

Basket making is one of mankind's most ancient skills. Due to the somewhat transient nature of most basket making materials, it's hard to say exactly how long people have been weaving baskets, though I

Hello, Hive Motors Community! After 2 years on Hive, I'm very happy to have finally found this place! I have been a general mechanic for the last 25 years or so, and I work on just about anything that

Hello, Hive Motors Community! After 2 years on Hive, I'm very happy to have finally found this place! I have been a general mechanic for the last 25 years or so, and I work on just about anything that

Welcome, Hivers and Homesteaders, to the latest update on this year's gardening! Things have been moving so quickly in the gardens this year, I already feel like I'm falling behind on the blog, so I'm

Garden season is progressing quickly, and we're doing a much better job of staying caught up this year. Some of the early brassicas are already in the ground, and we've had much better luck overall with

With all the rain we had, and our unscheduled end of season trip out of state, the gardens were all left in fairly sad shape last year. This garden, which we still call the 'Bean Bed' (although we grow

On Wednesday morning I got the seedlings fed and thinned first thing. This is the mesclun at 2 weeks. The Dakota Tears onions have 2nd leaves now. Not a great photo but on the right are 3 arnica and in

Welcome back, eager readers, to the latest update of my work with the new sawmill. If you're just joining us on this journey, you can catch up by reading the first and second installments, and you can

Good morning (or other applicable daytime reference) dear readers, I hope this post finds you reveling in the joys of life! I've had a lot of irons in the fire lately, and I've found that it helps me keep

Hello Hive! Welcome to another post about one lunatic assembling something meant to be done with two or more people! If you're a regular reader, you might have caught a brief mention of this mid-sized

Welcome to part two of my series about trying to work impossible land. I've always been of the mindset that impossible things can still be done, they just take a bit longer. My taming of this hillside

With all the extra woodcutting activity going on here this year, it seems I've hardly had any time to think about the gardens. Hedge Witch has been helping out a lot with the seedlings this year, but she

It's another frosty morning here on the homestead, so rather than going outside to hammer on frozen logs, I thought I would spend some time to post an update about the (very popular) new sawmill. After

Hello there, Build-It community! For this post, I won't be building anything, exactly, but I will be showing off some lumber I'm making, and I will eventually be using that lumber to build things. I decided

Every year here at ArborVilla, we end each season talking about all the things that we hope to start earlier next season, then promptly fall behind in our planting before anyone has even forgotten their