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Nicky Update

June 28, 2012

Nicky is now 14 months old and is changing so fast it’s hard to keep track. It seems like he’s now more little boy than baby.Read More

Newsweek: Chispito

June 18, 2012

Newsweek – The Odd World of Junkyard Engineers

June 18, 2006

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Hay

June 4, 2012

Down by the river, the grass and weeds are already super tall. Once a week, we’ve been cutting it for the animals.Read More

Sam

June 2, 2012

We have a new addition to the family, a Border Collie puppy called Sam. He’s calm, happy, loves the kids and learns super fast. Should fit in just fine.Read More

Grape Cuttings

May 25, 2012

Several weeks ago, we took some cuttings from a grape vine and rooted them. We dipped each cutting in some rooting hormone and put them in a mix of perlite and dirt.Read More

Ocotillo

April 14, 2012

Ocotillo blooms make a great tea, a little like hibiscus. They’re only out for a short period of time, so make the most of them.Read More

Mint

April 14, 2012

We are now back into mint season. All along the river it grows wild, a thick fragrant carpet. We have a bag of it in the fridge that we continually restock.Read More

Make: Toddler Swing

October 1, 2011

Make Magazine Volume 28, Page 144

Making a swing for your toddler has never been easier, using little more than a pair of old jeans and some chain.

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Make: Solar Wax Melter

October 1, 2011

Make Magazine Volume 28, Page 136

Full instructions on how to make a solar wax melter. The design is similar to a solar oven, so that you can use the sun to melt and filter wax from your top-bar beehive.

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