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Pondering on Adam working in the garden while doing tractor work

Our Lord has given us four days of clear skies, long enough for the ground to dry and harden. Hey, that’s newsworthy here in wet Tennessee😆. I don’t mind getting wet, but the tractor tires sink in the soft clay soil, ruining any previous progress. So, with that dry ground, I enjoyed doing some more

The evils of Eminent Domain, a Christian response

In my first year in Tennessee, I learned that our own Board of County Commissioners was considering eminent domain of the land of fellow citizens. Eminent domain is when the Government utilizes the power to seize the private property of their own citizens, with some compensation, with or without our consent, and use it for their

A perimeter alarm notified we had an intruder at the chicken coop

During the graveyard shift, a perimeter alarm notified we had an intruder at the chicken coop. Inside the chicken yard where the Deer don’t graze. Investigation revealed it was this Nine-banded Armadillo trying to dig underneath the coop, and the upset Rooster was warning his girls. Armadillos are the only mammal that carry and transfer

Beautiful Snake leaving our homestead

As I left our property, I saw this beautiful snake slithering across our gravel driveway. By the time I grabbed the cellphone camera, it was basking on the warmth of the asphalt. This is the time of the year when it’s warm enough for snakes to be seen – a lot. But since it’s not

Removing, burning & replacing my Confederate flag

In this video I take down my worn and torn Confederate flag, properly dispose of it in a flag burning ceremony. And then raise my new 5×8 purchased from Cooters in Nashville. “The State that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools!” –

Our Propane Tank sunk to its belly – a remedy

The snowstorm caused our propane tank to sink to its belly. Though my remedy might be an overkill, the problem is solved. I raised her up, filled the holes with gravel, and placed 1″ thick steel plates under its legs. Don’t tell anybody, but I actually washed the tank😂 Isn’t she pretty? In a few

Upgrading fireplace to a Skytech 5301 LCD

We’ve always had a wood-burning fireplace. But this Tennessee home is our first propane gas fireplace. We’ve grown to like it better. And now that I’ve upgraded our original Skytech system to a Sky-5301 LCD remote, we are ready to roll come winter. And now along with the on/off option, we can set the thermostat,