Okay, to be truthful, this potato was always going to be sacrificed. I just thought it would be dinner, not compost. This was my third try ...

When Anaheim peppers go red Somewhat over four years ago I self-published a short (56 page) eBook entitled The Thrivalist: Beyond Surviv...

Last week it rained 3/10". That brings the precipitation up to nearly an inch since the first of the year, meaning it's dry, dry, ...

I used to like elk a lot more than I do now.  I've had no beef with them (so to speak) for 20 winters. They haven't bothered me ...

by Lif Strand (c) 1996, 2015 Until I made personal acquaintance with one, I never had anything against cows. I mean, aside from the n...

A Battle Won But Not the War Cathie R. Eisen Walking Water Consulting PO Box 133 Nogal, New Mexico April 8, 2012 Across the southern ...

Copyright © Lif Strand 2011 I’ve just come in from feeding the horses and splitting some wood.  Yesterday it snowed briefly and never got a...

copyright (c) 2011 Lif Strand Part 2 of the series.   Go to Part 1 There’s summer, with day after day of clear blue skies, white hot sun ...

July 17, 2011 There’s really only one thing anyone wants to read about: Something about themselves or that could be about themselves, or ...