Off the Grid in Minneapolis

I had the opportunity today to familiarize myself with a house in an outlying, affluent suburb. While it was not the most egregious example ...

I spent most of this Saturday working with a new friend, together sanding his hardwood floor. It went very well. When we were done, he broug...

I'm back. It turned out, that without this blog, I felt lost, and somewhat helpless. There is power in the truth. And with another loomi...

It was 102 and 103 degrees here in Minneapolis, Monday and Tuesday respectively. It was about 50 degrees Thursday morning. The culture is so...

Wednesday morning I finished the planting. There will be more planting, expanding of the gardens, and infrastructure to build, but the bulk ...

I bought a Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS Digital ELPH 12.1 MEGA PIXELS camera this past winter. It cost me about $140, and I've used it to t...

It was my niece's birthday party this weekend. I was on the roof setting up the tarp, just in time for the heavy rain. I heard a clap of...

It's planting week. I've been turning soil the last two days, bio-intensively. I'll be turning soil every day this week, about 8...

Last Saturday I met my mother for a gathering of statewide members of the Republic of Minnesota. As I mentioned in the last post, they belie...

I spent Tuesday and Wednesday making love to my yard, turning soil, building soil, planting seed. It was such a relief, knowing that the cit...