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…Just…RIGHT?!
Ok, so not optimal update. I pulled my SD cards out of my non-cellular trail cameras last weekend and we have a new visitor. Maybe two. Maybe it’s 3. I don’t know. I’m both very excited about it but also NOT. AT. ALL! Our first friend is the youngest of our new friends. We only…
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Happy Holidays: Christmas Decoration Edition
So…this year because we’re back and forth to the home site so much and it’s a good hour and a half drive on a good day, we couldn’t be assed to cut and haul a tree home. So what did we do for holiday decorations? We cut limbs, made some garlands, and presto instant Christmas…
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When the Rain Sets In
When you’re in the part of the PNW that we live in, rain’s going to come. In fact, it’s going to be a season. When you live this close to a temperate rain forest it’s just part of life. That means a few things. It means digging is a full contact sport. If you have…
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Ease Up: Legal Rights to Your Land to Consider before Purchase
If you’re buying land, there are a lot of considerations; not the least of which could be any of the following: What’s the side of your property that gets the most sun? Will there be water? What’s the soil pH? And you’d be right asking yourself those questions. Today we’re going to talk about some…
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Trail Cameras
Boy, oh boy. I could talk a lot about trail cameras. They’ve become a real obsession of mine as late. With 40 acres to shoot pictures on and the full variety of PNW mammals present on our land I really love our trail cameras. There’s little that gives me as much joy as getting a…
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Forest Homesteading and Fireload Management
LIMBS! Not the Victorian kind that was never allowed to be shown. Seriously, until the internet, those Brits had the MOST pornography ever! We have a young forest covering the hillside. It’s mostly Douglas Fir and Alder. Those trees put out a lot of the aforementioned limbs. It’s pretty typical for our part of the…
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