A journal of our adventures in construction, garlic farming and growing our own food as we transition from life in Chicago to life in Southwestern Wisconsin. Monday, August 12, 2013. Cleaning, grading and weighing garlic. Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Also fixed is the hinged window. View from inside the barn, the door is built from tin extras from the shop building. Also shown here is the new white sliding door.

Two Americans Are Awarded Nobel in Economics. October 15, 2009 by abouthearth. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded on Monday to two American social scientists for their work in describing the numerous relationships within a company or among companies and individuals that shape market behavior.

Renewable energy projects you can build. Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Darrel sent in a note on the Rain Harvest Calculator. That he has developed and made available free of charge on his website. Supplementary water available by month. Saturday, January 13, 2018.

Sometimes political other times informational, perhaps even artistic, but always my own. Wednesday, July 01, 2009. Now it seems as though things are mellowing out. Anyhow, heres to hoping for a good season.

Monday, February 24, 2014. I am blogging again at a new address. Thursday, November 10, 2011. This is the time of year I start wanting rich aromatic foods that make the whole house smell amazing as they cook. That are warm and comforting when it is cold and dark. Gingerbread is a favorite for all those reasons. This smells amazing and is delicious with a steaming mug of cocoa or coffee. 2 cups organic all purpose flour.

Trying to feed our families mostly local, mostly organic healthy food on a budget. Sunday, June 13, 2010. Chicken, Chicken, Chicken! Cold Chicken with Potatoes and Anchovies. This worked out well because I used the rest of the tin of anchovies in the next recipe. About 2 cups of roughly chopped chicken. 1 clove of garlic, minced. A handful of parsley, chopped.

This seems like a lot of prep, but it actually comes together pretty quickly.

This blog follows the random musings of a 30-something woman trying to live my best life. There was an error in this gadget. Green, Blue, Brown. Saturday, September 10, 2011. Those dried cupplant heads attract my beloved goldfinches.

Finding a builder or contractor. Butson has spoken to several builders, but they all insist that he will need heating cables. For homeowners in search of a builder who is familiar with building science p.