Squawkers

Squawkers

All the signs of spring have finally come to our little corner of the Northeast: buds are forming on the trees, frost is hit-or-miss in the mornings, and my wife is out in the yard squawking at the tree line. That last springtime correlation is a relatively new...
Yurt Living

Yurt Living

Whenever we have a guest over to our place for the first time, I’m reminded that our home is kind of weird. In fact, it’s become sort of standard protocol when greeting a newcomer in our driveway, that for the first several minutes of our initial dialogue,...
Picture-Perfect Piggies

Picture-Perfect Piggies

Our kunekune2pronounced “cooney-cooney” pigs are just amazing. Several times in the last year, on hearing that I’m a new pig owner, I’ve had farmers instruct me in swine safety protocols: “Be sure to keep your kids away from them. They’ll knock a kid down, and...