A Different Legacy

The Hotel on Block 46, in Whitefish, MT (photo credit:  Flathead Beacon ) Well, a few months ago, I hinted that "Something New...

(Image from StoneMill.com -- posted here for inspiration's sake :-) Well, in my last post, I mentioned that Something New is comi...

  Something new is coming. Something completely different, but longed-for . However, I must wait to announce it until all is ...

A few weekends ago, we found ourselves trudging through the light mud and melting snow to fell a few trees that were either too close t...

 Photo from AmishAmerica.com I was talking with a couple of my brothers in Christ recently, when the subject turned (OK, I turned it ...

Photo by history.howstuffworks.com I checked this book out from the public library today:   Now, it's no surprise to any...

I've been thinking a lot about wood.  Heck, hardly a day goes by that I don't.  Anyway, as I'm thinning some trees today ar...

Lately, I've been checking out every possible library book about owner-built dwellings.  You know: log cabins, " pole-buildin...

(View from the top of The Homestead ) Yesterday, my dear bride and I celebrated our 19th year of marriage.  I don't have to tell...

This week, I've been assigned the monumentally important, earth-shaking task of... cleaning up around the shop.  You know — spr...

Today, I'm being comforted in some melancholy way by the rumbling of thunder and the steady but unobtrusive beat of rain outside the din...

So I'm considering making my custom step stools available for purchase through this blog.  If you would like to order one, personaliz...