Apple Jack Creek

Living on a small holding in rural Alberta, raising kids and animals, growing stuff, creating things with fibre, and living with PTSD. See more at www.applejackcreek.com.

29 March 2016

Permaculture - inspired landscape design: dirt

Today things finally had thawed enough to get the skidsteer going. The giant windrow of composted barnyard stuff is somewhat mixed... There...

21 March 2016

Permaculture - inspired landscape design

I've been reading a lot of permaculture books - lots of emphasis on water management and designing for ease of use and maintenance. I h...

03 March 2016

Upcycled wool sweater

My slippers had holes in the heels. I had a partially felted itchy wool sweater. I felted it the rest of the way by washing on hot / cold,...

28 February 2016

Prayer in the early morning

Sedatives wear off in the early dawn hours A sip of water Another capsule Morning prayers to help wash the tension out again Once, I coul...

23 February 2016

Kitchen update!

We have an Ikea kitchen, which I very much like. The white laminate doors are getting kinda weary, though, ten years on. It's impossible...

21 February 2016

Sprouting!

I have been saving the seeds from all the apples and pears I've been enjoying from our Organic Box and keeping them in a damp container ...

13 February 2016

When winter gets to you...

... Plan the garden. (Or the landscape updates, tree transplants, new gates, and drainage improvements, as the case may be.)

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