In the beginning, we are all ignorant, carefree, and selfish infants. Through adversity, struggle, and learning, one slowly makes their way through life. If we do not share the lessons from our lives, the next generation will be destined to meet the same adversity, struggles, and are doomed to face the same lessons over andContinue reading “Teacher, Mentor, Physician… Attending”
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Path to Homestead Part 3 (House and Barn Stuff)
Part 3 of the Path to Homestead series has been split between the housework in this post and the food-related work in last week’s post. While I was writing this post, it was clear that there was a lot of content to be covered. Though this trip was the most relaxing and fun so far,Continue reading “Path to Homestead Part 3 (House and Barn Stuff)”
Path to Homestead Part 3 (Garden and Harvest Stuff)
This first post is both for my own reference and to chronicle the thought processes, events, choices made, and lessons learned while developing our garden and livestock. The next post in a week will detail the home and barns. There are a million ways to plant crops from raised beds and direct sowing to aquaponics.Continue reading “Path to Homestead Part 3 (Garden and Harvest Stuff)”
Path to Homestead – Part Deux
As the drops of precipitation fell on my hoodie, a thought dawned; water is life, but it also rots wood and erodes foundations. A 100+-year-old farmhouse was stronger at the beginning of this trip than on my first trip. The first trip yielded gutters, sump pumps, and foundation work. The foundation project continues, and weContinue reading “Path to Homestead – Part Deux”
May 2022: National Health Awareness
Welcome to May! I hope that you have prepared your beach body because it is warming up and the COVID data still looks pretty good (new cases and deaths are down). May is quite the Awareness month comprised of American Stroke, Arthritis, Cystic Fibrosis, Better Hearing and Speech, Global Employee Health and Fitness, Healthy Vision,Continue reading “May 2022: National Health Awareness”
National Health Awareness: April 2022
I am cautiously optimistic that the COVID-19 numbers are staying down in our region. The worldwide data suggest a small uptick and a hybrid variant in the UK appears to be having a slower uptrend (variant was detected in my city the week of 24MAR). We will see what next month brings, but I amContinue reading “National Health Awareness: April 2022”
Inflation
Inflation is the decrease in buying power for a given currency. As we see the prices rising at the grocery store, the lumber yard, the hardware store, etc., we realize that the US Dollar value is dropping. There are many reasons for the current inflation to include a period of 0% interest rates on aContinue reading “Inflation”