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Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Five years on: Disasters, reevaluations, and the straight and narrow
There are few things like a disaster of one’s own making to cause one to reevaluate. We’ve had more than a few disasters, big and small, since we came back to Innisfree on the Stillwater. They kind of come with … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Tagged Anniversaries, commitment, disasters, failures, Farming, goals, learning, reevaluation, work
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Seven Stone: About the farm
When contemplating weight loss, one of the first places people look is exercise, and if your work is exercise, so much the better. I came into the undertaking of running a sustainable farm much the same way. Five years ago, … Continue reading
Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: The test of time
I recently discovered that the building housing my coffee roastery is falling down. It’s an old brick garage, quite possibly converted from a carriage house at some point, that had the misfortune of taking a direct hit from a barn … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Tagged buildings, challenges, Experiments, Farming, learning, Lessons, Self-sufficiency, Tests, work
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The strange reality of getting what you want
I’ve wanted a library, lab, and studio since I knew what those three things were. In fact, one of my earliest verifiable geek memories comes from when I was about seven and I discovered a chemistry set in the Sears … Continue reading
What’s my hangup? A redux
The combination of reading my brother’s excellent blog on his fitness exploits–among other things–and my own recent bout with shitty health have me thinking a lot about health and fitness and whatnot. I watch all sorts of people do things … Continue reading
