Magnus is able to annoy Newt, even in his sleep. The kitties spend about 23/7 indoors, now that the woodstove is cooking about 23/7 as well...

Look at this lovely use of an old laying hen! The soup above is called congee. Also known as jook and chao ga, it's an Asian version of...

We procured a lovely steel shelving unit for our harvest drying rack this weekend that was quickly put to use for curing veggies. But right ...

The bees are already so protective of their hive that when we went to refill their food Thursday night, we both got stung. No more skipping...

Here's the hive in place with everything painted. We took a few days to observe and see what kind of sun it would get in this spot and i...

Here's a few pieces of the beehive that we purchased at Beez Neez apiary supply in Snohomish, WA. with most of the primer coat of paint....

Re-doing the south bedroom was supposed to be a 3-day weekend thing. Install a ceiling fan, replace all the switches & outlets, shampoo...

Couldn't resist sharing a picture of our tasty Sunday dinner. Equal parts ground beef & pork, chopped green olives, onion, egg, cra...