For two days our new kittens hid under the shed. For the next three days they took over the homestead. Yesterday they moved into the van, and we fell asleep with them nestled between our pillows last night.

Whoever thinks organic farmers are touchy-feeling pacifists doesn't know any. There's a lot of killing in any life-rearing. Today I dug all these "blind chickens" out of a small root vegetable

Got my first scorpion sting yesterday evening. Memorable. I was tidying up a pile of scrap wood because the dogs are often sniffing around it (it's next to the grill with food possibilities). I was worried

The day I tossed a (firm) dog turd out of our bed, finished making that bed, and then went back to work without washing my hands I decided my definition of "clean" had changed. But actually it's

Re-green Revive Reanimate This spring we moved to a thirsty, rocky 1.5 acre on the outskirts of Morelia in central Mexico. We're honing vandwelling skills and striving to increase the health of this place.