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[Note: This post was meant for Biden’s scheduled “just before Labor Day weekend” speech. Everyone was wondering what crazy hail-Mary shit would come out of the drugged up dementia patient at the podium. The speech is over now and I … Continue reading →

Holy shit! It worked. It worked fairly well. It worked so much better than it ought to! It was a dumb idea but it worked… so it’s not entirely dumb. I went into the pig pen of weedy chaos and … Continue reading →

Anyway there were no piglets this spring and I was worried. In spring the pen was mostly dirt but it wouldn’t last. It would be a nearly impassible jungle in a few months. Why not try something different? I hit … Continue reading →

[Not that kind of weed, ya’ hippie!] My homestead’s fenced area should have pigs but doesn’t. All I’ve got is a rickety half collapsed fence around soil that’s notable. The soil has been shit on by pigs or cows most … Continue reading →

I not-so-humbly think my readers are smarter than the average bear and fairly self-reliant so I need to pitch this out there. If you’ve got great advice about gardening, particularly the proven solutions used by gardeners for centuries; don’t tell … Continue reading →

I’m going to start this post with a preference and two statements. First, the preference: I prefer raising or hunting critters to gardening or gathering plants. That’s just my opinion. You can do your own thing. The world is full … Continue reading →

I’ve been conventionally unproductive this summer, which means I’ve been a whir of happy inefficiency. I raised no pigs, sold my chickens, the homestead looks like shit, and the firewood ain’t stacked. Do I care? Not really. Why care about … Continue reading →

Posts about ongoing “project daily driver” below: Project Daily Driver / Gift From Past Me Project Daily Driver: Coming Apart At The Seams Project Daily Driver: Who Are You Calling An Antique?!? Project Daily Driver: Strange Observations In The Hinterlands … Continue reading →

I’m not always organized about posts. If you’re looking for other mention of butterflies here’s a way to start: 2018: Phenology Report: Monarchs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 2020: The Cycle Of Life Births A Monarch. 2021 (reverse chronological order): Critters: Pics Or It Didn’t Happen, … Continue reading →

A few years ago I started doing a childlike thing which is not childlike at all. Annually, I gather up a Monarch caterpillar (or several). I’ll keep the critter(s) in a jar (supplied with tasty milkweed of course) and watch … Continue reading →