Fine Point
“Know your farmer,” is what the kids are all saying these days, right?* When it comes to Pecan Point Farm in Hurtsboro, Alabama, we’ve…
low-impact development
Xero, my hero
“If stones could dream, they’d dream of being laid side-by-side, piece-by-piece, and turned into a castle for some towering queen they’re unable to know” —Okkervil River In my…
Alabama ‘Standard’ time
For 12 years, save one, we’ve made an April pilgrimage to Waverly, Ala. — a town of just 185 people, so small that when…
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Your Trash After Midnight)*
For reals? Sweden is importing 800,000 tons of trash each year to generate electricity? And only 4% of their household garbage ends up in…
‘Brad and Jenn Build a White Castle’
Roofing is something I’ve done a little bit of, on the two little sheds I constructed. And on Habitat for Humanity builds, where the…
Introducing: the krakhaus
Hubby and I have a sickness. We can’t look at a dilapidated, rotting old home without seeing its potential. When we found this neighborhood…
‘Urbanized’ review
‘Urbanized’ 2011; NR; 85 minutes (available on Netflix streaming) What was it about?: Filmmaker Gary Hustwit says it’s a film about the design of…
A barrel of wet monkeys
The old rain gauge says 7.4 inches have fallen on the wee homestead in the last three days, which explains why our Bibb lettuce…
Monday Night at the Movies
It’s hubby’s turn to pick the Monday Night at the Movies selection, and this flick promises to focus on one of Brad’s favorite topics: two-wheeled…
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