We welcome back the sun and say goodbye to some negative energy Being an old pagan bunch with roots all over the northern world, our crew here at the Woodshed Autonomous Zone has a bonfire every winter solstice. We do this to call the sunlight back just as our […]
Yearly Archives: 2021
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Predator Control: Be strong, families. You can do this. Reasons to trap cats: Definition: “Stray” (noun) domestic animal that is wandering at large. There are over 60 million pet cats in the US many of which roam loose, plus there are 70 million feral cats that are all strays. Getting […]
Raven stories: The raven is a mystical bird among indigenous peoples across the northern world. In Southeast Alaska where I live, Raven is the central figure of creation mythologies and Tlingit society divided back in the mists of time into two moieties; eagle and raven, with complex cultural conventions […]
Almond-Apricot Biscotti Our friend Julie shared these with us one Christmas. Soft in the middle, they still stand up nicely to being dunked in your morning coffee. They’ve became a holiday staple on our cookie give away plates. The original recipe was in Bon Appetit Magazine many years ago. I’ve […]
Ron Hynes: a great Newfoundland singer/songwriter, was born on December 7, 1950. He was The Man of a Thousand Songs. And there are at least a thousand stories about the man himself. Here are four: 1) How Ron got his handle: Ron became The Man of a Thousand Songs when […]
Back in the days when carpenters built the whole house on site from start to finish, they’d start by building a couple saw horses which they’d leave for the new home owners when the house was done. Not many carpenters still do that but you can. A sturdy saw horse […]
Was out walking the dog today when a friend working in her garden mentioned that a big black bear had just walked by between our place and hers. I was happy to hear it. It’s been some time since we’ve had one in the neighborhood. We’ve always had bears until […]
Betrayal of a Great Man by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society (This article first appeared May 31, 2021 on the ‘If Americans Knew’ website https://ifamericansknew.org/) A Tribute for Memorial Day I don’t use the word hero lightly. If you don’t either, you might ask how a rank and file […]
Make a Thousand Post Two: Foreword: Be your own slave I have a house slave named Grumio. He lives in my head. Grumio gets jobs I don’t want. Clean under the stove, shovel snow off the roof, paint the house. ‘Handle it, Grumio.’ And he does. He’s honest, […]
India: Cremation fires, the coming monsoon, riders on the storm “When the monsoon fails to blow, India starves and dreams of Nirvana.” Will Durant. Our Oriental Heritage. 1935 May, 2021. India contemplates itself shimmering in heat waves of pandemic where days and bodies are over a hundred degrees F. Last […]
Karl Kruger: Stand Up Paddleboard (Article from June 2017 DC) There’s a new word in the language this week. It is ‘Kruger,’ a noun, meaning an accomplishment commonly considered to be physically impossible—done with style, alone, in a big landscape. A Kruger is in the realm of free climbing El […]