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As the crow flies and about 30 miles due west of the famous St. Louis arch, lies the Weldon Spring Conservation Area – the largest such area in the St. Louis metropolis. Hardwood forests cling to 300 ft. limestone bluffs … Continue reading
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Recently, I began re-reading my grandmothers diary from the year 1927. It’s the only year that we have as far as I know and the same year a flood of biblical proportions visited the Mississippi Delta and submerged my grandparents … Continue reading
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It’s fascinating to delve into how things are made. I think they even made a TV show about that, didn’t they? Since we started brewing beer again, we’ve made an effort to try to understand the nuances of how each … Continue reading
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Today, I finished 2 beautiful “natural edge” magnolia slabs that will serve – at least for now – as bedside tables in our home. A decade ago and just after I purchased the Lucas portable sawmill a friend called me … Continue reading
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This 13″ x 28″ solid red oak cutting board received a couple of coats of non-toxic mineral oil and a wax treatment (not what you are thinking although a shot of mineral oil and a wax never hurt anybody) and … Continue reading
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Each year people buy millions of jars of commercially produced tomato sauce from grocery stores. This food item is a fundamental building block of our diets. However, cooking fresh tomatoes on the stove to a mouth watering sauce is as … Continue reading
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But, if you’re like me, you’ll probably want to make a lot more. Below you’ll find the details of my fresh salsa recipe. Making salsa has become a late-June to early-July ritual that provides us with salsa through the winter … Continue reading
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Spring in the lower MS delta brings many varieties of songbirds that favor the swamp as the place to make their nests and raise their young. As always, we are always on the lookout for the arrival of our “holy … Continue reading
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At the east end of the property, there is a woodlot of Honey Locust trees that my grandfather planted. He planted this patch of trees to grow fence posts for his dairy farm as Locust is one of the most … Continue reading
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What you see here is a culmination of instincts, ingredients, time and a fusion of them into libations that bring much joy to our humble home. Beer – good! Currently we have (from left to right) an English Brown Ale, … Continue reading
