Joy and a revisit to an earlier post

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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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San Pedro Parks Wilderness

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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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I Like Beer

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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

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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

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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

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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 …..

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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

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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

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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

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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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