Monthly Archives: June 2021

if you have ever focused on one outcome so intently you missed the obvious, then you have experienced the problem with the Green New Deal and our politicians.

A slowdown in the production of new cars due to a lack of microchips may be just a taste of what the future holds. Chips are a huge potential weakpoint in the global supply chain.

The government and the Fed keep telling us that inflation is transitory. Don't believe them. Some inflation is transitory, but too much of it is not and that will keep prices rising.

I visit two stores known for low prices and I found no signs of inflation. But its there at the gas pump.

I head down the mountain to revisit society and the news isn't good. Gas is more expensive, food is costly, and the word "hyperinflation" is no longer just used to describe other countries,

funny how a tactic developed more than a thousand years ago still works today. It must be human nature to be easily distracted at the expense of long-term problems.

You can always count on a pendulum to eventually swing back, but the problems start when it goes too far.

I had a fun day forging, but the results of my first time at an anvil left something to be desired. Still, it was a good lesson.

We may have small stock, but its keeping us busy! From feeding the bees to cleaning chicks with pasty butt, it's all part of a day in the life of a homseteader.

With spring giving way to summer and summer storms rolling through, we have to plan our work around the weather. There always seems to be more to be done.