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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • 10 days ago
Keeping the sawmill fed
If you're a regular reader, you've probably seen this post I made about acquiring and assembling my sawmill. If not, and that sounds interesting to you, go ahead and click that link now, we'll be here
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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • 17 days ago
More work in the gardens, some quick repair, and a disaster.
Hello again, homesteaders of Hive! The title pretty much summed up what today's post will be about, so I think this short paragraph will be enough introduction. Let's move on…
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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • 25 days ago
Gardening on a slope part 3: Moving the chicken tractor
Welcome back, curious readers, to another recap of my after work activities on the homestead! I've been doing a much better job at keeping up with the property this year. Part of…
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paradoxtma (66)in #life • 28 days ago
Looking back at the month of May
May has been a busy month for me, which is good because it means I'm making money (that I quickly spend!) and that I've gotten to see a lot of the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes…
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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • last month
Building a new chicken tractor
I haven't talked about it much, but a new chicken tractor has been on my wish list for a long time. My first chicken tractor is in need of a few repairs, and is a bit too…
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paradoxtma (66)in #security • 2 months ago
Check your Synchrony accounts!
I've been dealing with some identity theft issues over the last week, and based on what's compromised, I'm pretty sure that Synchrony Bank had a breach. Of course, they're not going to admit this, and
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paradoxtma (66)in #homesteading • 2 months ago
Ghosts of Future Posts!
Hello, happily harmonious Hive humans! Today will be another recap of the things that have been keeping me too busy to produce a proper post. I'll try to add a dash or two of my…
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paradoxtma (66)in Build-It • 3 months ago
Weaving a willow basket - Part 1 - The base
Basket making is one of mankind's most ancient skills. Due to the somewhat transient nature of most basket making materials, it's hard to say exactly how long people have been…
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paradoxtma (66)in Hive Motors • 3 months ago
How to plug a tubeless tire.
Hello, Hive Motors Community! After 2 years on Hive, I'm very happy to have finally found this place! I have been a general mechanic for the last 25 years or so, and I work on…
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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • 3 months ago
More work in the early gardens.
Welcome, Hivers and Homesteaders, to the latest update on this year's gardening! Things have been moving so quickly in the gardens this year, I already feel like I'm falling…
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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • 3 months ago
Filling all our space with seedlings.
Garden season is progressing quickly, and we're doing a much better job of staying caught up this year. Some of the early brassicas are already in the ground, and we've had much…
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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • 3 months ago
Planting early brassicas, and building a new vertical frame.
With all the rain we had, and our unscheduled end of season trip out of state, the gardens were all left in fairly sad shape last year. This garden, which we still call the 'Bean…
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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • 3 months ago
First adjustments and maintenance for the sawmill.
Welcome back, eager readers, to the latest update of my work with the new sawmill. If you're just joining us on this journey, you can catch up by reading the first and…
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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • 4 months ago
An ArborVilla End of Winter Update!
Good morning (or other applicable daytime reference) dear readers, I hope this post finds you reveling in the joys of life! I've had a lot of irons in the fire lately, and I've…
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paradoxtma (66)in Build-It • 4 months ago
(FINALLY) Setting up my garage-in-a-box!
Hello Hive! Welcome to another post about one lunatic assembling something meant to be done with two or more people! If you're a regular reader, you might have caught a brief…
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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • 4 months ago
Gardening on a slope part 2: Raised beds and terraces
Welcome to part two of my series about trying to work impossible land. I've always been of the mindset that impossible things can still be done, they just take a bit longer. My…
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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • 4 months ago
Giving the seedlings some leg room.
With all the extra woodcutting activity going on here this year, it seems I've hardly had any time to think about the gardens. Hedge Witch has been helping out a lot with the…
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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • 4 months ago
Learning to use my new sawmill
It's another frosty morning here on the homestead, so rather than going outside to hammer on frozen logs, I thought I would spend some time to post an update about the (very…
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paradoxtma (66)in Build-It • 4 months ago
NSFW (Not Safe For Woodworkers)
Hello there, Build-It community! For this post, I won't be building anything, exactly, but I will be showing off some lumber I'm making, and I will eventually be using that…
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paradoxtma (66)Primaryin Homesteading • 4 months ago
This year's early seedlings
Every year here at ArborVilla, we end each season talking about all the things that we hope to start earlier next season, then promptly fall behind in our planting before anyone…
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