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A Must-Watch: Making Bamboo Furniture
There are multiple huge clumps of bamboo growing by the river near our new property. Last week I cut a…
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My Goals for 2019
Every year I post my goals for the next year. Let’s see how I did on the goals I set…
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2018: The Year in Review
It’s time yet again for my annual “Year in Review” post. Here are my previous year-end posts from 2012, 2013,…
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We Have Land!
On Christmas Eve, our lawyer’s secretary called to let us know she had received the final signature required for closing.…
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Merry Christmas!
The First Christmas In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire…
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Cracker Houses Make Sense in Hot Climates
For those of you interested in our current architectural obsession, my friend Linda shared this good article on Cracker Houses:…
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7 Free Resources for Frugal Gardeners
On Tuesday I shared seven frugal gardening links with my newsletter subscribers. If you aren’t subscribed, you can do so…
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Making Rawhide in Running Water
Though I have read about making rawhide with ashes, this gentleman puts his hides directly in running water for a…
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Making a Banjo Head
Back on December 6th I wrote a post on gourd banjos. I’m determined to make one of my own, though…
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Make More Plants and Make More Cash!
The following is an except from my new book The Easy Way to Start a Home-Based Plant Nursery and Make…
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Rice Terraces of the Philippines
This is beautiful: It’s a great idea to use steep land for agriculture. I remember vividly how J. Russell Smith’s…
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Dogtrot House Design
The benefits of the dogtrot house design, which is also a classic part of Florida Cracker houses, is explained quite…






