by Alan Stankevitz | May 23, 2002
Driving back from Kansas on Sunday found me cruising along Interstate 35 in Iowa. As I was approaching the Minnesota border, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye—A wind farm! Of course being a RE nut, I had to investigate. I took the next exit heading west...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 12, 2002
Well, it’s another soggy weekend up at the homestead. Weather can be quite frustrating this time of year and this year is no exception. For those who are estimating how long it will take to build your cordwood house, don’t overlook the weather factor—it...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 1, 2002
It’s a rainy night, so I thought I would do some writing. The past two weeks have been rather punky, weather-wise. After the week of very warm weather, it has snowed that last two weekends. It certainly doesn’t stick around long, but just the site of any...
by Alan Stankevitz | Apr 19, 2002
April can be a month of extremes and the last two weeks have been quite a roller coaster ride. Last week when I arrived, there were still some patches of snow on the ground and one week later I was wearing shorts with temperatures in the 80’s most of the week....
by Alan Stankevitz | Apr 10, 2002
I hope this comes out legible as I am writing this after a very long work day. It is only Wednesday, but it feels like I’ve been up here for more than a week. Things started on an ominous note when I arrived up here last Saturday. I went to check on the house...
by Alan Stankevitz | Apr 1, 2002
Foolishly, my plans were to drive up this weekend with my father and my wife Jo to kickoff the building season. The idea was for me to stay up for the week, while Jo and my dad were to return on Monday. This plan was based on the forecast for “seasonal...
