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Over the last 6 months, I’ve tried an epoxy finishing technique on three oak slab tables. Epoxy is an interesting process that requires a bit of practice to perfect. Working with epoxy forces one to pay attention to a variety … Continue reading
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We find ourselves on the Sandia Crest Trail often as it’s northern terminus is located a short drive from our house and it provides a beautiful, yet challenging place to get a great workout. These photos … Continue reading
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Recent political and viral (COVID) turmoil makes looking for ways to find a bit of solitude all the more important. Fortunately, New Mexico has seemingly unlimited opportunities at every point on the compass dial. We left town on a 270 … Continue reading
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As I was working on the property yesterday, I thought about comparing a picture of the ponds on the property today with what they looked like when I built them back in 2013. Here is today’s view of the same … Continue reading
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On a recent return to the MS Delta, I was listening to a young author and film maker being interviewed on the radio while driving my tractor. The interviewer asked the young lady if she had any advice for others … Continue reading
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A recent visit to the the San Pedro Parks Wilderness highlighted the incredible complexity of the geology of New Mexico. Follow highway 550 from Albuquerque up to a high desert plateau at Cuba, NM and one passes through hundreds of … Continue reading
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On days when I home-brew beer (today is one of those days) there are 2 – 1 hour periods of time during the process where I’m having to wait on things to cook. That gives me time to think and … Continue reading
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Picking bones can have various connotations. “Picking a bone with someone” evolved from the idea of fighting over an issue or a bone of contention. Fighting over a bone, I guess. I always imagine two scavengers (human or animal) finding … Continue reading
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One of my first projects that utilized the air dried lumber (Hickory in this case) from the portable sawmill was this table. After the initial assembly, it stayed in Mississippi for a few years, migrated to Mexico City for a … Continue reading
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Millions of households in the United States (I assume other “advanced” countries as well) throw organic materials that they generate in their kitchens into the trash bin. This is another example of our departure from things related to the earth … Continue reading
