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31 Oct 2020 8 minute read 0 comments Jacob Peacock
A Cold Day, Lots Of Napping, Solar Power Dreams & Some Thoughts On A Pumped Water Storage Micro-Hydro System I awoke rather early and immediately realized just how chilly it was just by how crisp the air in the shelter was and how closely the dogs...
30 Oct 2020 7 minute read 0 comments Jacob Peacock
A Rainy Day, Political Spam & A Janky Fence Is Better Than No Fence It was quite the rainy morning but thankfully the rain slacked up a bit just long enough for me to brew some espresso on the outdoor stove before it began pouring down again. Since...
29 Oct 2020 10 minute read 0 comments Jacob Peacock
Writing About Writing, Homesteading As A Lifestyle Choice, A Crypto Brewing Game & Why I Am Posting To Publish0x It was quite the rainy morning and although I got up rather early the gloomy weather did not make me feel inclined to hurry while doing...
28 Oct 2020 11 minute read 0 comments Jacob Peacock
The Fantastica Chronicles Day 423! The Solar Dilemma Deepens, The Strategic Thinking Loop, Compost Fed Chickens Or Not & A Lawnmower Spews To Life I awoke rather early in the morning around four o'clock but wound up drifting back off to sleep until...
27 Oct 2020 8 minute read 0 comments Jacob Peacock
The Fantastica Chronicles Day 422! Some Humans Make Me Smile, Troubleshooting A Clothes Drier, Laundry Lines In The Greenhouse & My Solar Dilemma The weather turned much nicer even though it remained overcast and there was just enough of a breeze t...
26 Oct 2020 8 minute read 0 comments Jacob Peacock
The Fantastica Chronicles Day 421! Diversifying My Crypto Holdings, Setting Up A Cardano Node, Harvesting Ashes & Patching A Rain Barrel It was an overcast and rainy morning and it kept raining on and off until the early afternoon. So, I spent the...
25 Oct 2020 8 minute read 2 comments Jacob Peacock
The Fantastica Chronicles Day 420! The Outdoor Kitchen Blues, Sorting Out The Greenhouse, Washing Laundry In A Barrel & Working On Some Music For The Apocalypse The morning was rather overcast and although it sprinkled a little it never quite rained...
23 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
My mother has told me several times about the wonderful bouquet of castor oil and orange juice that her grandmother made her take as a girl. It was quite like ambrosia from what I understand. Actually she said it was the nastiest thing she'd eve...
15 Jul 2020 1 minute read 2 comments uthus2000
I grew up in the deep South. We used a few natural remedies for things but I have since learned more. One of the things that I've always heard is to use mullein boiled in vinegar as a poultice for a sprain. You can smoke it for bronchitis. You can us...
10 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
A few days ago, freedompoint over on hive and steemit posted a video on how to tie the only fishing knot you'll ever need. That got me thinking about some of the knots I use often at work. The one I use most often is the clove hitch. I use it mostly...
