Lately the temperature at night has been hovering right around freezing and ive been leaving the greenhouse lights on overnight to keep it a bit warmer in there considering theres two open wall vents that let the outdoor air in even when i close the windows. That means the roses in there have had 24 …
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A New Ladder for the Homestead
Ive been trying not to spend money lately as having my government credit for health insurance revoked was a $7,000 surprise expense i have not yet recovered from. apparently making exactly the yearly amount a study from 8 years ago deemed was the minimum someone could earn and comfortably be able to afford basic expenses …
A Brief Visit from the Sun
I slept through all the alarms this morning and was startled awake by something i hadnt seen in a week; sun. For about an hour this morning the rain took a nap and we had sun before the clouds reappeared. However, this was not the only reason i was surprised to see it. My tiny …
Replacing the Light Bulbs in a 384 square foot House full of Chickens, Furniture, and Appliances (aka a magic trick)
I moved to this property over two years ago. I have never changed the lightbulbs in the ceiling fixtures. I’ve switched out the porch light. I’ve switched out the bulbs above the bathroom mirror, but the lights on the ceiling have lasted over two years. Last semester a great many of the bulbs burned out, …
Beauty of the Hill Country
When the light painted the clouds in the sky various colors it often painted the yard as well. All the land was awash with pink or yellow light and i couldn’t understand why anyone would ever want to live anywhere else. However, i was grateful they did because i didn’t desire a thousand neighbors in …
Evening Chats with God
There were moments in which the light was perfect and everything was still. The birds were quiet and the song of the coyote was absent from the air. Humans could recreate many things but these moments were not one of them. It was in this quiet perfect stillness illuminated in the kind of light movie …