2025.09.15 – Food Forest and Foraging
🌿 Oregano and Thyme — The Healers in My Kitchen For two weeks, I was brought to my knees by what I can only describe as the worst sickness I’ve …
2025.10.27 – Butchery and Culinary
🍞 Cold Ferment Bread — Patience in Practice There’s something deeply humbling about bread.It teaches patience, demands gentleness, and rewards you only when you slow down enough to listen. This …
The Battle of the Coop
🐉 By Howl — WoodFrog Hollow, 2025 “Every man faces dragons. The trick is remembering why you fight — and who you’re fighting for.” The Dragons We Face There comes …
2025.08.17 – A-Frame update
Windows, Stone Paths, and Singing Hearths Big Wins from Kijiji Well, friends — Kijiji came through big time this week! Not only did I score a load of pallets for …
2025.08.08 – A-Frames Update
Three Weeks In: Nails, Nerves, and New Walls Well, it’s now been three weeks since I picked up the lumber, and progress has been flying at break-neck speeds! The roof …
2025.08.07 – Foraging
🌾 Canadian Thistle: Misunderstood Medicine of the Meadow Most folks see Canadian thistle and reach straight for the shovel—or the spray bottle. Known for its prickly leaves and tenacious roots, …
2025.08.04 – DaddyLovesYou.xyz
Building More Than Just a Home My Dearest Children, I am so deeply grateful to have had you both out here this weekend—even if it was just for one night. …
2025.08.03 – A-Frame Update
Sixteen Days In: Rafters, Rain, and the Black Sheep It’s been sixteen days since the lumber first hit the ground, and every one of them has been full. Full of …
2025.07.29 – Foraging
🌿 Stinging Nettle: Nature’s Nutrient Powerhouse If you’ve ever brushed against a stinging nettle in the wild, your first thought was probably how to avoid it next time—not harvest it. …
2025.07.17 – A-Frames
Unexpected Blessings (and Rocks!) on a Sheep Chase What began as a mildly frustrating excursion — chasing after the sheep on one of their infamous joy rides — turned into …