This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. To paraphrase the old saw, into every life, a little appliance repair must fall. This must be my week. We’ve been living at Roy Creek Ranch since 1996, and … Continue reading →
This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. In an earlier post about Rebuilding A Piano, I mentioned an older piano — A Weber 6-foot, 2-inch grand. I bought it from the University of Nebraska at Omaha … Continue reading →
This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. I purchased a used tractor in 2003 after moving a truckload — literally 14 cubic yards — of gravel with a wheelbarrow, and deciding I didn’t want to do … Continue reading →
This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. I built the shop at least 15 years ago, and it’s been one of the most useful projects here at the ranch. Originally, I was imagining a woodworking shop, … Continue reading →
This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. Originally, Lisa and Alva were planning to purchase a commercial door for the tiny house. It made sense since door and window manufacturers can produce excellent products at reasonable … Continue reading →
This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. After adding some solar power to our teardrop trailer, I realized how easy it would be to power part of my amateur radio station the same way. Solar panels … Continue reading →
This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. We live in the woods. Live Oak and “Cedar” (a species of Juniper). There are acres of trees of all sizes and shapes. Over time, I’ve admired the beautiful … Continue reading →
This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. We’ve been looking forward to this all summer. We’re helping our friends, Alva and Lisa build a Tiny House. Last spring, they were looking for contractors in Austin, but … Continue reading →
This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. We moved to the Ranch in December of 1996. Everything was brand new and shiny. The well had gone in a few months before as part of building the … Continue reading →
