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The Junk Yard in Pictures… Want Anything?
We scoured the junkyard yesterday. Looking for trim, beams, boards, flooring, doors, windows, all the bits and pieces that will lend The Coupe (the Tiny House we are building) its character. What I find here is sturdy, solidly built, made from good heart timber and of course cheaper. Real. Here you have a look too! Do…
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Kids love Farmy Art
Yesterday we got about an eighth of an inch of snow that was melted by lunchtime but it is still pretty. The children came, fell out of their van and roared off about the farmyard like… well, like town kids let out of a car. The cats and kittens were hauled around, the pigs patted,…
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“Have you seen my wives?” says The Duke.
Working in the barn yesterday I heard a rustling and looked out the door. This is what I saw. “Kupa.” I said. “How are you darling?” “Have you seen Tui or Pania?” he asked, in his polite peacock voice. “I have lost my wives.” “Oh, honey.” I said. “I think they are way out…
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“Have you seen my wives?” says The Duke.
Working in the barn yesterday I heard a rustling and looked out the door. This is what I saw. “Kupa.” I said. “How are you darling?” “Have you seen Tui or Pania?” he asked, in his polite peacock voice. “I have lost my wives.” “Oh, honey.” I said. “I think they are way out…
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The swine herd gets inexplicably demoted
My photos started out well yesterday. I had this big plan for colour and light. I made a classy shot of the air hose from the pump drying out by the fire. When cold (air) hits heat (steam from hot milk) we get condensation in the lines. Which results in water in the pump (bad).…
The Kitchen's Garden 