Author Archives: Kelsey

Quite Happy With Hand Tools So Far!

I have been messing about making a couple of simple items in the shop. I made a small cabinet to hold the TP in the main bathroom, and put on a door that resembles a picket fence. I also made … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the First Day of Autumn

Today brings the first day of Autumn, for those who are counting, or for those for whom this kind of thing counts. A change of seasons, and a change of doing is in order around here. It looks like I … Continue reading

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Getting Some Things Done

I am getting to the things we need doing around here. Today I ordered an oven to replace the one that broke on us a few months ago. We have not wanted to spend on it, feeling that there is … Continue reading

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Philosophy

I was having a good talk with one of the boys yesterday, discussing education, and life, and things one can spend one’s time doing. Philosophy as a study came up. I am thinking about what I told him I thought … Continue reading

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Cast Iron

I have a collection of cast iron pans that I have assembled since coming back to America eleven years ago. I had to learn all about cast iron pans and their care in the time since then, and doing so … Continue reading

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Writing

I can journal, and I can chronical, but to write creatively, I have lost all function. I think I can still do the time keeping because I do still practice it here sometimes. But I never was much of a … Continue reading

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Roads

When I was four years old my mom put me on a plane from Sacramento to Los Angeles, where I was picked up by my grandparents, then the next fay we took a flight from there to visit his family … Continue reading

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Last Night & Today

I have been aware of something getting into the egg coop, where the peacocks presently reside, and eating the old eggs that the hen abandoned. When eggs get broken and eaten, it is normally a skunk. Other animals tend to … Continue reading

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The Rain Is Falling

Sat here at the computer in the house, the smell of rain in the air, and a bit of lightning and heavy rain on the way. These storms have been a welcomed relief, though they have caused great havoc in … Continue reading

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Two Shots

As of yesterday afternoon I am vaccinated with the second shot of Moderna. I hear people say that the first shot is easy, and the second one is rough, but they have been equally bad for me. Today has been … Continue reading

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