by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 7, 2001
I Gave the Hoe the Old Heave-Ho Up until this past week I had been mixing all of the mortar by hand in a wheel barrow using a hoe. It really wasn’t too bad physically, but it did take time to get the ingredients mixed. I figured by the end of the summer I would...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 1, 2001
Glass Bottle Wall Wall number six is the center wall to our master bedroom so I decided to get a little creative with the wall. A double wall cordwood house (such as ours) does not usually lend itself very well to glass bottle inserts, but there is a way to add them...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 24, 2001
A Visit to the MREA Fair With the Summer Solstice comes my favorite event of the year; the Midwest Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair in Amherst, WI. The fair is the largest and longest running renewable energy education event in the world. The fair includes...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 15, 2001
Landscaping, Cordwood Building and A Cat Shower It’s funny how things snowball sometimes. Our gravel road took quite a beating this spring. Early spring rains, thawing, refreezing and gravity all took their toll. So a decision needed to be made as to what to do;...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 1, 2001
Snap, Crackle, Pop! Ahhh, the sound of cereal crackling in a bowl of soy milk. Does life get any better? Well, it could get a lot better if the sound wasn’t coming from the walls. No don’t worry, the walls aren’t falling apart nor is the post and...
