pile of o'melays

This is my last day at work. I have to go through seperating my tools from SLPs. What a pain that'll be. Most of the tools are mine. But...

My magical beautiful daughter was my fathers day gift last year. Having her is like a huge piece was added to my soul. I feel so much joy fr...

Our two angels need need need a home--not a studio appartment. Tabitha and I both grew up with grass between our toes and climbing trees. Th...

somewhere in time i recall my father telling me that if you endeavour to build a house and were to own only one saw it must be a radial arm ...

I have been installing radiant heat in a huge house in los altos hills. strawbale construction earth/lime plaster, i'm installing radian...

food storage solution yes, we know it's just plastic buckets--but the lids screw on. can you buy organic bread in missouri? hopefully we...

chest freezer: absolutely critical to our living on the cheap air conditioner: highly recommended in southern missouri, esp. with tiny child...

up until now i have been thinking a lot of things i won't miss. like, the layer of grey-black smog dust i have to wipe off of everything...

I'm removing one of these that is 6 years old and very tempermental from a client's home. I hope to keep it for our house. It'll...

what will we do with all this stuff? well, some of it will go in these jars. the kids seem to like it. we have: 25lbs organic whole wheat pa...

norah & co gave us a big water bath canner! this will do us well until we can afford the pressure canner 'o' dreams. thanks so m...

that is the make of our new porcelain toilet. it was free, and it is lovely. as lovely as a toilet can be. it is a 1940s two piece toilet.

i just made a huge bulk foods order. well, huge for us! Baking Powder 5 lbs Baking Soda 5 ...

Since we're public & in case you don't know our plan. Go to our web address omelay.com/cob . We won't start building until w...

these are light Brahmas. i like that they are cold hardy and gentle. i also like the buff ones. these are Dominiques, and i like them. but i...

so, everyone knows we're moving. surprisingly, no one really seems to be upset by it. that makes me really really happy. i have a fantas...

i wrote a post all about it but blogger crapped out on me. what was that all about? i havent been able to post in my blog for days. anyway, ...

it has begun. we realize we need far more money to move than we have. so, our frugal days must begin. (ok, it would have been nice if we had...

Missouri is one of only nine states where the independent practice of midwifery is clearly illegal. Parents seeking home birth must either h...

well, unexpected, a huge weight is off of my shoulders. karl has found employ. and reasonable, ideal employ- we won't have to worry abou...