Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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Brave Star Selvage Denim
Just as the antithesis of fast food is slow food, the denim gear from Brave Star Selvage is the opposite of fast fashion. Slow fashion, like Brave Star Selvage, approaches the production process from a more mindful perspective, considering the ethics and sustainability of every step of the supply chain. This also means that slow…
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Sushi Vending Machine
Translink, the organization that runs basically all the transit in Metro Vancouver, had a sushi vending machine installed at a Coquitlam Skytrain station.
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Building a Better MouseTrap
I have a problem with mice this year and my regular mouse traps can’t keep up with the number of mice that are trying to take over the cabin so, I built a better mousetrap that embraces the old school technology.
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The Princess Auto Log Splitter
I had the opportunity to use my log splitter again. In brief, I love it.
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Replacing Water Pump and Radiator on Bobcat Side-by-Side
Here is a link to my YouTube video in which we replace the water pump and radiator on my Bobcat side-by-side.
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Tree Falling Epic Fails
This last week I was doing some tree falling – cutting down a small group of bug-killed trees and I once we started recording the action, I had an epic fail. As I may have mentioned before, I have been spending a lot more time on the homestead, AKA the cabin. I go there and…
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Creating Content for my YouTube Channel
Can you imagine in the old days I would post to this blog 3, 4, 5 times a week? Yes, I was committed and I made sure that I was creating content for this blog. My how things have changed. The last time I posted here was March 9th. Almost two months ago. Ugh. What…
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Homestead on the Hill; Po’Boy Sandwiches
I have been busy with doing my weekly Homestead on the Hill videos on YouTube. My video posted yesterday was a lot of fun to film.
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Single Use Plastic
So to clarify the issue around single use plastics, the plastic bags that grocery stores used to give shoppers to pack their groceries in are bad for the environment, but if a shopper buys a box of plastic bags to put their household garbage in before tossing it in the bin, that’s not a problem…
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Homestead on the Hill
I have recently mentioned that I have “repurposed” my YouTube channel. My channel is now home to a weekly video of my antics while I am on the homestead.
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