I managed to harvest some corn out of the field despite it being embarrassingly overrun with weeds. It's gotten so bad, I saw a groundhog hole as I was navigating through the field. I'll have to remember to watch out for that when I take down the field with the tractor next month ( Read more... )

Anyone know of any free knitting/crochet patterns for gun cozies? Rifle and handgun. Just asking.

( Cut for gorey details about butchering. )

I Tivoed Discovery Channel's new show, The Colony, and watched it yesterday. I don't think it's going to last. The concept is decent enough: A group of people in LA, who survive a viral plague that wipes out much of humanity, seek shelter in a large warehouse. They are then tasked with having to create some semblance of order after the total ( Read more... )

It's been a busy summer this year, with not much time to post ( Read more... )

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Happy fucking birthday to me. I found my favorite chicken dead this morning. She was the last of the first round of Reds that I had gotten over a year ago ( Read more... )

My parents bought me a 6' by 8' greenhouse for my upcoming birthday. It arrived on Saturday, and I'm close to finishing putting it together. It's aluminum and has polycarbonate sides that allow the light through. The direction booklet is around 50 pages, and there are quite literally hundreds of parts. It takes me back to the days of putting ( Read more... )

( Warning: Gross discussion and photos of bugs eating my potato plants. Read at your own risk. )

( Cut for details about butchering first of two roosters. )