Turns out, it wasn’t a Kestrel… it’s a Merlin. Thanks John (a.k.a. Dendroica), for correcting me when Al wasn’t around to do so! :) I was lucky enough to be working from home today and caught Gordon making a new friend in a rarely seen visitor to Moosicorn Ranch, a Kestrel Merlin. They bonded over their mutual interest [...]
Alex had to leave me this weekend to drive her mom back from Utah. Fortunately I had a good buddy willing to babysit me with fine beers, good meals and a ton of help on several projects we had in the works. I helped our friends out several weeks back by working with them to [...]
It’s not quite winter but I’m starting to settle into winter projects already. Over the next few weeks I’ll continue to work on the garden infrastructure outside by putting up the new fencing, building raised beds and prepping for water and electricity expansions in the spring (this includes getting the solar field ready!), but once [...]
The update It’s still happening…just not at the speed of light We now hope to be ready for our first artist in 2012! You can help! Want to make the Artist program happen faster or better? Here’s what you can do… Give your input: We appreciate any input you may have, as we are still [...]
UPDATE: The first egg has arrived! Congrats to Vicster! See the post here: http://www.moosicorn.com/2012/01/congrats-to-vicster/ When I checked on the chickens this morning, they were all sitting in the nesting boxes. This got me thinking, when will the first egg arrive? What do you think? Leave a guess! The person with the closest guess will get a [...]
Take a tour of the chicken coop. Photos, videos and plans. We think the chicken coop is pretty cool, but the chicken run is pretty awesome too. The girls have a ton of space outside.
We can conclude without a doubt that nonstick pans are poisonous and will kill you! Ok, maybe it’s not that simple… Over the years, we’ve been replacing our original non-stick cookware set with cast iron and stainless steel cookware. It took us a while since a good 3 layer stainless steel pan (aluminum core sandwiched [...]
Scott made this beautiful nightstand for me using a variety of woods left over from the construction of our house. It includes bamboo plywood (left over from our interior trim), cedar paneling (from our closet), birch plywood (from a variety of projects), and pine 2×4′s (from the framing of the house). He sandwiched all the [...]
