Today, for the first time, I feel like I can defend myself against the New Mexico weather. We’ve been at the mercy of the elements for weeks, and it has taken us to task. Now all the walls are up,…
Year: 2024
Morning dew and old crooked bones
Scrungy dogs bark in the distance as the painted rooster calls forth the day. I sit close to my morning fire, shake off the desert dew, and warm my old crooked bones.
Mental Fortitude
My teepee has held so far. Wednesday night, we had a steady 50mph wind with gusts as high as 70mph, ALL NIGHT LONG. Thursday saw 35mph winds ALL DAY LONG. And today, we have a steady 35mph wind with gusts…
Dear Diary: October 3, 2024 – Overwhelmed
Sometimes I feel overwhelmed. Then the feeling passes and I get back to living.
What it is…
Freedom is a conviction of the mind. Integrity is how one acts when no one is looking. Meditation is the practice of inner calm while walking through the storms of this world.
Dear Diary: 9/23/24 – Coming Down
All the siding is off, now I’m taking down the interior finish wood. After that, I’ll have all the framing timbers exposed and ready for removal. For eight years this trusty stove has kept our cabin warm. My it do…
Dear Diary: 9/16/24 – Most important possessions
We’re packing up our most important possessions and putting them in storage until we build the new cabin. We love our nature art, rocks, sticks, and bones.
A life of labor
I filled an entire semi-truck with tires. That’s a lot of pounds of rubber!