It may be a snow plow, but to call it a truck is stretching it.

Thinking about my snow plow truck investment recently, I can't be sure that I actually bought a snow plow with what might be called a truck attached to it. Since the snow plow's purchase, I have run into a cascade failure from the truck.  The first thing I knew before the purchase was a transmission …

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Merry “White” Christmas and a Happy New Year

After the Thanksgiving  Holiday, my wife and I were beginning to look at the muddy ground and wondered if purchasing a snow plow truck was a wise decision.  It wasn't until December 19th that I began to realize the extent that I would use our snow plow.  By the twenty-first, I was plowing the driveway, …

Wrapping up the Fall Harvest

These past few weeks we have wrapped up the fall harvest. We salvaged what we could from the garden and took the hoop houses down.  Our back room has the tomatoes strewn about, so they can ripen.  Our garden did not produce much this year.  We planted late, the heat wave shocked the plants, and …

Facing Due South

When designing an off grid sustainable home, it is best to design the majority of the windows facing south to utilize the most amount of solar gain.  During the winter it is crucial to let in as much natural light as possible.  This cuts down on the use of electricity and the need for electric …

The Northwest seems to be on fire

For weeks now, we haven't seen much blue sky, but a smokey haze from horizon to horizon from the forest fires in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.  The sunlight these past few weeks have been impeded by the firestorms around us.  The ground everywhere is dry and dusty. The lush greenery covering the forest floor is …