I Like Beer

Posted on May 19, 2020 by bart

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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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A Bone Picker

Posted on May 18, 2020 by bart

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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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Refinished Hickory Farm Table

Posted on May 16, 2020 by bart

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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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What we waste – and thoughts on composting

Posted on April 25, 2020 by bart

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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 →

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Bumper Crop – Sort of …..

Posted on March 13, 2020 by bart

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Last fall I dropped by the farm in Mississippi for a few days for a visit.  Not having much time to plan out a proper fall planting, I decided to use a “shotgun” approach.   First, I purchased some bulk seed … Continue reading →

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Woodworking and Dust

Posted on November 20, 2019 by bart

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The bane of any serious woodworking shop is the dust generated while operating the machines we use as modern woodworkers .  While a simple face mask is always the best defense, the large amounts of sawdust that the shop produces … Continue reading →

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A Simply Good Day – Redux

Posted on September 2, 2019 by bart

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A while back I wrote a blog post about flying in and out of a sporty, little, gravel and grass strip in SW New Mexico called “Me Own”.  Knowing that hunters would soon converge on the area, we decided to … Continue reading →

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A jewel

Posted on August 18, 2019 by bart

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This is a short story about  a question that had been vexing me for several months.  Over the course of those months, I’ve found myself wandering around in the north eastern Sandia range in New Mexico covering hundreds of miles … Continue reading →

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Urban Wilderness

Posted on August 13, 2019 by bart

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Would you believe that downtown Albuquerque is just over the ridge on the horizon?  Well, it is.  This trail has become one of my favorites of late mostly because it is the closest access to the Sandia wilderness we have … Continue reading →

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Kasha Katuwe – Tent Rocks NM

Posted on April 19, 2019 by bart

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The Albuquerque/Santa Fe geological area is one that is defined, in no small part, by extreme volcanism.  Remnants of volcanoes are clearly visible in any direction from our home here.  The earths most powerful volcanoes are defined by the Volcanic … Continue reading →

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