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Picture this: Spreadwing farm

Jun

2013

As you might recall, Erin and I almost did a farm internship for a couple of months. This was with Michael Smith of Spreadwing farm, a well known natural builder and all around great guy. I first met Michael while taking a week long Natural Building Intensive he co-taught. Well, after talking about alternate options, ...

Settling down yet again

Jun

2013

We finally got Internet again, satellite, so it’s time for an overdue update: The move in to the “The Ranch” took four people racking their brains for a couple of days just to figure out how to move the 5th wheel in. When we moved in the “soil” was so trampled, dry and compacted we ...

Home is where the heart is

Mar

2013

So, we’ve been homeless for about a month and a half now. Not as bad as you might think. We have money saved, jobs, and all our stuff; just not a house to rest in at night. We had decided to move up north, but it just has not worked out. Erin’s work has been ...

Deepening into the path, our third move in three years 2

Feb

2013

After the final part of the west coast trip, we started discussing possible relocation. Having seen so many wonderful places and met so many inspiring people, how could we not? That was, after all, the reason for driving all the way up to Portland. So we sent mail to our new and old friends ...

The eye of the storm

Feb

2013

Today at 5:30 pm we rescue our home from certain death. Updates soon on this epic chapter. [Update] Well here it is. Related posts: A storm is coming Progressing towards the goal

Battery Charging Success at Last

Jan

2013

I am happy to announce that after several months of dealing with “the mystery of the non functioning charge function“, I have finally solved it. Short recap: After setting all the equipment up and wiring everything, the inverter/charger would not detect any incoming AC load from the generator. A couple of days ago, when Erin ...

Making new friends and fighting old ones 1

May

2012

So I’ve been given the honor of hosting a beehive at our place. My friend Cory was not fond of the idea of there being a beehive in his back yard while his 2 year old plays about. In comes my friend and beekeeper aficionado Aaron. After some debate as to what to do with ...

Progressing towards the goal 5

Feb

2012

Serendipitous as our life is, we have made some great strides this past month. It is the end of a wonderful chapter on our journey, and we’ll be leaving the community for a more rustic lifestyle. Thanks to good ol’ Craigslist we have found a new place to live and a new “home”. Related posts: Is ...

New and updating, welcome to 2012 3

Jan

2012

We’ve been out of town for a while, visiting Erin’s family over on the east coast. How awesome was your Christmas and New Year? Mine was just perfect! We’ve been looking into the logistics of buying land and building codes etc. It’s not an easily traveled road. Land buying is not generally given any love ...

just some pics

Jul

2011

I recently had my awesome wife Erin take me on a surprise trip up to Big Sur for my 33rd birthday. What a great trip we had. Here are some pics I took on the way. Hope you like Related posts: Picture This: Mushroom and Bridge Picture This: Bees on Sunflower