Life On The Compound

Early this spring, our youngest found some plastic scraps leftover from an old portable greenhouse. 
And with a little help from Dad…

…he knew just what to do.

Up, up and away!

This may not end well.

Yesterday, we had a tornado warning.  The sirens sounded, so we went to the basement to hang out.  Away from their computers and Wii game, the boys had “nothing to do”.  So, they found this old Atari game in a box and hooked it up.

One would think that with all the modern games out there, [...]

My boys are way into firearms and blades.

Dad made these and they are some of their favorite toys.
You’ll notice that in addition to the rifle, shotguns, pistols, sword and machete (which incidentally was made especially for a Jason – from Friday the 13th movie fame - costume last year), there is also a block of solid [...]

This photo was taken in our yard.

We live near a Monestary.
What does that have to do with this coyote?
Well, every morning at 6 a.m. and every night at 6 p.m., the Monestary bells ring.
I always picture a brown cloaked hunchback climbing to the top of a tower when I hear those bells.

But, I digress.
When the [...]

I’m out of my favorite Gluten Free Flour Mix again.
Time to get out the heavy artillery.

We ordered this grinder last year, just a couple months after going Gluten Free.  We figured that  although it was expensive, it would pay for itself over time since GF Flours are not cheap. 
We buy our brown rice in bulk at [...]

We definitely like breaking the rules. 
So, when we were studying Australian Animals, and learned about Echidnas and Platypus’ (or would that Platypi?), we acquired a great fondness for these very special creatures. 
MONOTREME:   ”Any animal of the Monotremata, the most primitive order of mammals, characterized by certain birdlike and reptilian features, as hatching young from eggs, and [...]

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