Greenhouse ICF Walls Poured
For a chronological listing of our building projects with ICF (or insulated concrete forms), be sure to look through the ICF Building Index. We have finally…
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The G-Rated Barnyard?
Having a large family and farm animals makes for educational opportunities almost daily. This week, however, our attempts to maintain a G-rated barnyard have been…
Planting Grapevines – 2013
Guess what? We are planting grapevines again! We have expanded the vineyard another 5 acres this year! The grapevines that were added are 4 acres…
Texans for Good – Hopefully!
You may have noticed that there was no Family Friday post last week. I have a good excuse – I was in Georgia visiting my…
Cows, Wine and Woodworking
Today on Family Fridays I have a couple of highlights to share. The week started with decanting the Aglianico and Montepulciano wines we have settling…
Playing the Hammer Dulcimer
This week on Family Friday I thought I would show our new hobby – playing the hammer dulcimer. This is one of those times that…
Christmas 2012 Highlights
I hope each of you had a wonderful holiday, a very merry Christmas and are excited about the new year and what it holds! I…
Winemaking – Crushing Grapes
As I posted earlier, we are hobby winemakers with the aspiration of having our own, real winery one day. As a result, our batches of wine…
Winemaking – Pressing Grapes
In anticipation of Aglianico grape harvest and more grapes to make our own wine, it was important to clear out the Montepulciano fermenting in the…