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Sun dome!
Today I installed a Velux sun tunnel in the roof of the cottage. It was Emily’s idea… our house has PLENTY of natural light, but none in the pantry. Now it does, without having a window! Instead, the sunlight travels … Continue reading
Snow
Just when I thought this place couldn’t get any prettier, it snowed. I love snow, and the lack thereof around here is the one thing I can say I truly miss from other places I lived. I guess it makes … Continue reading
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Salmon run
It is now confirmed with our own eyes: we DO have a salmon run in our little creek! We were assured by fish & game wardens, biologists, and foresters that this was a salmon bearing stream, but seeing them splashing … Continue reading
Backpacking break
We try to “go to the woods” at least four times a year. Ideally, this would be something elaborate like a long backpacking trek or crosscountry skiing or somesuch. With all the house remodeling going on, though, it’s been hard … Continue reading
Winterizing the garden
Much like a cabin or RV, the garden needs to be winterized. There are bins to hose out, equipment to be sorted and cleaned, hoses to be rolled up, and mounds of compost to be turned. Here we see Emily … Continue reading
Yard patrol
When I was a kid, my dad worked at the Pentagon. Now that I’m older, I realize that it was probably a pretty stressful job. Oftentimes when he’d come home in the evening, he’d take off his uniform, put on … Continue reading
Resting garden
The fall has arrived. The garden is in decline as the colorful leaves swirl around us and we smell the smoke of the first fires of the season, as folks buckle down against the coming evening chill. This means it’s … Continue reading
An estuaries partnership
A few months ago, we started discussions with the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership, a local conservation group that works to protect the watershed and salmon habitat in this area. They work in a lot of different ways, and one of them … Continue reading
More funny honey
Here’s an interesting article that is creepy, but no surprise to beekeepers. It seems that a German food conglomerate was trans-shipping honey to avoid $180 million in tariffs. People got sent to jail over it, because they got caught, but this is not … Continue reading
A monster in the yard
I came out to the house the other day to find this monster lurking in the yard. It’s called a “skidder.” I’d never seen one before living in the Pacific Northwest, because they are one of those tools that really … Continue reading