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Born in a Barn?
Far back as I can remember, leaving the front door open was a sin. Coming or going, if you didn’t close the door of our farm house behind you, someone was sure to shout, “Were you born in a barn?” As a kid I heard it so often, I finally decided I was. Later, when I...
Epiphany A Year Later—Time to Unmute!
Today is January 6, a date etched in our national memory now as much as 9-11. Many don’t know January 6 is also Epiphany—a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something Our grandson Jackson is 3 1/2. ...
My Grandparents Got Slaves As A Wedding Gift—How Could I Not Have Known?
John Pitney, my grandfather and founder of the Pitney Century Farm, was married to Elizabeth S. Wayland in Licking County, Ohio, Mar. 24, 1834. They were given negro slaves as a wedding gift and I was told a few years ago by Warren Hammonds (relatives in Fayette, Mo.)...
Finding Our Way Home
(This is the final post in a series on our Electric Vehicle. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3...
Chargers and Hornets, Sweet Joseph, Oh My: Wallowa Or Bust!
(This is the fourth post in a series on our Electric Vehicle. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and...
Range Anxiety: We’ve Got An App for That!
(This is the third post in a series on our Electric Vehicle. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.)...
You’ll Get A Charge Out of This
(This is the second post in a series on our Electric Vehicle. Read Part 1 here.) We bought the...
What Ark Will You Build? Ours Is An Electric Vehicle
Portland (Oregon) writer David Oates thinks Noah had the right idea when he built the Ark. He...
The Water Song
**This is the 4th post in a series on our rainwater system. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3***...
Building Our Own Private Wetland
**This is the 3rd post in a series on our rainwater system. Read Part 1 and Part 2*** Returning to...
How to Save 45,000 Gallons
**This is the 2nd post in a series on our rainwater system. Read Part 1*** Do you know how many...
Net-Zero Water: Capturing the Rain
In the day the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, when no plant of the field was yet in the...
Father of the Groom (and Brides)
This is the year of weddings for our family. Nephew Tim and Amanda got it started May 20 in Boise...
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