If it seems like I keep writing about fires, it’s because this has been an historic year for wildfires. While it’s been bad here, I’m glad we aren’t in the Okanogans (which are west and a little north of us.)
Fire Resources
Floor Plan Update
Our regularly scheduled Walden Wednesday post will be up next week, but we have some updates on the cabbage front that we didn’t want to put off! Look who ended up on a ladder over the weekend! We installed the service panel
A Friday Photo Round-Up
The wildfires in the area are still blazing. My heart goes out to the families of the three firefighters killed earlier this week. I’m so grateful for the firefighters risking their lives to keep us all safe. So far, we’ve
The Elusive Inland Northwest Wolf Deer
The sky was just beginning to darken over the field when I caught the flash of a fluffy tail moving through the tall grass. Barely glimpsed in the low light, it looked canine to me. Coyote? I wondered. Drew and
Wildfires
It has been an unprecedented year for wildfires. The drought has made everything tinder dry and the heat has created lightning storms, and as a result, conditions are extremely favorable for wildfires. Wildfires are really scary things. When we lived
Lessons From A Swamp Cooler
It has been hot here. Very hot. Hot as balls. Until we get power and water up at our cabbage – a process we are working on that I will write about later – we are staying in a spare
Coug’n It
I remember the very first time I came out to the ranch, Mindy told me not to walk under very tall trees, especially at night, due to cougars. I thought she was kidding. Cougars are an abstract concept to native
Fitness on the Farm
It seems crazy to me now, but one of my concerns about moving back to the country was how I would manage to get fit. I’m not sure why I thought fitness would be harder in the country. It’s not