by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 29, 2001
Up to Double Digits—Wall Ten! Behind Every Cloud There’s A Silver Lining Although the photo on the left looks rather ominous, the breeze it brought really felt good. Eventually a cool front pushed through the area lowering temperatures and dew points By...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 22, 2001
Wall Number Nine The Fans Follow Me No Matter Where I Go Contrary to the desert, the weather here has been a wet heat as of late. Daytime temperatures have been in the 90’s with dew points in the 70’s. The combination of both, has made life quite...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 14, 2001
I Lost My Bearings I Lost My Bearings It was the front, left bearing to be exact. I was merrily on my way to Minnesota from our home in Illinois last Sunday when the truck started pulling to the left on the highway and making rather agonizing sounds. The truck’s...
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...
