Mindy’s step-dad, Steve, warned me when I first came out here that the biggest challenge I’d face would not be the different politics, or the different climate, or even the threat of getting eaten by a wild animal. It
Slow Life
War Wounds
If you follow our Facebook like you should, you might have occasionally seen a picture of me driving a backhoe. If not, here is a picture of me driving a backhoe. A backhoe is a really important piece of
Thoughts After Visiting “The Coast”
Last weekend, Mindy and I went to Seattle (or “the Coast” in local vernacular) to pick up a load of stuff and visit family. I grew up on the west side of the state. I identify strongly as a west-sider.
Seasons Are Changing
The days are getting shorter and the air is growing crisper. We’ve been very lucky to have some rain recently. It’s nice to have the dust knocked down and the smoke from the fires dampened a bit. It will take
Fire Resources
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.)
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
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
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
Be It Ever So Humble
There’s no place like home! We ordinarily like to post on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and I would usually have a post queued up and ready to go yesterday. However. We had been on pins and needles for the past
Google Searches, Pre-Country and Post-Country
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