Sheep
Winning Willow over
A young ewe is building courage to approach the shepherd. Trust takes time.
Daniel McLean
Crafts
Weaving loom fills room
Why did I accept a free room-size weaving loom?
Projects
Install a range hood exhaust vent
Overcame resistance to install a range hood this week.
People
You’re not really a man until …
An old man shares how owning a company and taking care of employees is a sign of maturity.
fiction
“Starting” my book
Pushing past the frustration of the past restarts and to start writing again — with a new tool.
Woodworking
Building calculators I use
I use the Opticutter calculator to determining the number and size of boards needed for a project. To calculate the number of railing balusters, I use the Blocklayer - Baluster Spacing calculator:
Sheep
Sebastian arrives
The other half of the genetic material to make lambs next spring came this morning in the form of Sebastian. Ewes cycle twice a month so he’ll be here for 30 days. If everything goes to plan, we could have sheep as early as five months from today. [Calculating.
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Canning wild plum jelly
This is our first year canning wild plum jelly. It was a little on the tart side, but spread on a piece of warm homemade bread, it is excellent. We used a Finnish juicer from my mother to make this neon jelly.
Bible
Questions to ask when reading the Bible
This advice comes from the Gospel Coalition, and it’s related to sermon preparation but the simple questions I’ve reformatted below from a paper they published has been enormously helpful to me in studying the Bible and preparing to teach a Sunday School class. Maybe you’ll learn something
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Animals grow on you
After moving to the country, the author discovers a new love for animals.
Sheep
Find your Holly
The author and his wife unexpectedly find a wealth of sheep knowledge and experience in a mentor named Holly.
Sauna
My grandpa Reino’s sauna
Reminiscing about my grandpa Reina’s sauna.