On the first Saturday in June, L.J., Carl and I packed up eight of L.J.’s chickens and three of my rabbits and headed for Denver. Doesn’t sound right, does it? Heading to the city? With poultry? We went to Earthdog, in Denver, to attend the monthly chicken swap that is run by Denver Urban Homesteading. [...]
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Back to Eden
We have struggled here in the H.H.A. with gardening. What seems to be easy is hard and what seems to be hard comes out easy. I think we mostly struggle because of the elevation. In addition, there isn’t much for topsoil here in our part of the Rocky Mountains. Water can be very, very scarce. [...]
Dusty’s on the Gun, by Bernard Ten Bears
This is a poem that Uncle Bern (a.k.a. Bernard Ten Bears) wrote for our cousin, Cpl. Dustin Libby, who died in Iraq in December, 2006. I didn’t know Dustin well, but I am humbled by what he did for the country and the men around him. He is a hero. This was [...]
Simply Sailing
I’d like to turn your attention to www.simplysailingonline.com. Connie just posted an article that I did on one of my Mora knives. It is the first guest post that I’ve ever done for a blog other than my own. I have to tell you, it felt good! For those of you that don’t know, [...]
Old Timer
Today in the News: Working lots at my part-time jobs. I swear the next stop is McDonald’s. I’m not copping out, just no time to write. Working on several large video projects. This week will be videos I found and next week I’ll be back with written word. Beyond that, L.J. and I have been [...]
How I Became a Chicken Farmer, by L.J.
I’ve wanted chickens since my Uncle Mike bought six of them from a “Chicken swap”. When we found out two of the chickens were roosters, my aunt and I went to trade them in for two new ones. The lady felt so bad about us getting two roosters (apparently that’s rare at the chicken swap) [...]
An Interview with Chris Morton, author of “You Kids Quit Pooping on the Lawn!”
Chris Morton, a.k.a. Christopherson Salt Chuthers, Sharpened Axe Contributor, recently released his first book, You Kids Quit Pooping on the Lawn! Y.K.Q.P.O.T.L. is now available both as written copy and on kindle. Chris is a long time friend of mine and is a fantastic writer. That’s why I bribe him to write for The Axe. If [...]
The Rocky Mountain Smiths make Iron Roses for Victims of Norway Shootings
We had the great pleasure of filming a workshop with the Rocky Mountain Smiths. The workshop took place at Dragon Forge Studios in Pine Junction, Colorado. The purpose of the workshop was to make iron roses for a memorial in Oslo, Norway for the victims of the horrible shootings last year. I was so impressed [...]
A Desert Life
Today in the News: If you haven’t yet, I encourage you to visit www.simplysailingonline.com. Not interested in sailing? Doesn’t matter. At the end of the day, the element is sailing. The idea is freedom. They followed their dream and now live……simply. I’ve really been diggin’ on this site over the last week or two. Connie [...]
The Ruger 10/22
Snuffy pulled me to the side one day and showed me the damage that red squirrels were causing on the old homestead. They were ripping out insulation and nesting in the roof of the house. Snuffy handed me his (now mine) Ruger 10-22 and gave me the git ‘er done speech. At the [...]
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