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 be pumped up to maximum pumptitude,...

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 to the outside...

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 over 100 workshops...