Winter Nights Tide

As I have been lead to believe (and do understand here that I am NOT Asatru nor a scholar, but follow a personal path that is very heavy on UPG (Unverified personal gnosis)) the northlanders, in the old days, did not break the seasons down into four, but rather into three, spring, summer and winter. …

How to Get Everything Done (on the Homestead) and Cope When You Can’t – secong round

Previously I wrote abouthaving sparesnot getting "target fixation"being preparedand mentionedFlexibilityMaking doAnd a nice glass of wineSo I am going to write a bit about those subjects today. Flexibility  So, you ask, "do you have a 'to do' list or just wing it?" While I don't write an actual list unless I am heading to town (and …

On the Subject of Age

Taking a digression from the "How to Get it All Done..." theme for the moment.The changes that autumn brings, and yes the analysis and introspection that the presentation mentioned above brought about, as well as a thought prompt shared by a friend who is taking the "30 Days of Harvest" ecourse got me to thinking. …

How to Get Everything Done (on the Homestead) and Cope When You Can’t – first round

In the previous post, I mentioned:having spares, sometimes many multiples, of small, less expensive, easily misplaced itemsnot getting "target fixation" when a necessary larger tool is misplaced, but going about other tasks instead, allowing for time and memory to kick in and reveal the missing item.I want to say just a bit more about that …