by Alan Stankevitz | Nov 25, 2003
For the last few years, I have been watching every November for the Leonid meteor shower and it has never been disappointing. (Even when I had to drive to Tennessee for clear skies!). Last year’s event produced the most meteors but with a full moon, most of them...
by Alan Stankevitz | Nov 8, 2003
It’s bad enough for the psyche when the weather turns dark and gray, but it doesn’t help with the heating bill either. Nine straight days of cloudy weather has pretty much depleted all of the solar heat storage and in doing so, the wood stove has been...
by Alan Stankevitz | Oct 26, 2003
Lately I’ve had a hankerin’ for Rice Krispies® and I just can’t figure out why. Could it be that the cordwood walls have been talking to me again? Yes, those three strange sounds once heard while building one of the first walls are back: Snap,...
by Alan Stankevitz | Oct 19, 2003
Seventeen more walls to go! That’s not so bad considering I started with 64. Of course, that was a few years ago, but who’s counting the years? It’s been a slow process, but it’s fun watching the house slowly take shape. Plans are to wrap up...
by Alan Stankevitz | Oct 5, 2003
Two years ago (our last open house) it poured rain all day, but this year the weather was much better. The sun played hide and seek with the clouds, but didn’t spoil the Solar Tour of Homes. Visitors started arriving by 10 AM and there was pretty much a steady...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 26, 2003
It’s hard to believe that Autumn is already here—time flies when your building walls. There’s not a whole lot to report over the last two weeks. I took a short break from building cordwood walls to get the house ready for our annual Applefest party. La...
