Short stories, news on Ma's knitting and spinning as well as bits about WAFA, my isms and more from Zen Mountain's Homestead
Last weekend, we got a nice light rain for the first time in months. This weekend, we have been getting a full weekend of some light rain and mists. I know there are a lot of areas that have been getting swamped this year, we are not one of them so these rains are absolutely... Continue Reading →
Changing of the seasons and a deeper look into the story behind the 1970 Gibson SG Deluxe rebuild..
I thought I'd toss up a new, based on real happenings, Short Story.. cause I can.... Zen Mountain Playground Zen Mountain Playground for the wild ones I often write about our wild kids' playground, where the Moms drop off their wee ones to come and hang out in relative safety while they get a well... Continue Reading →
Well.. according to WordPress, it has been 6 years...course, the original Post started before that..Until the Hacking began and I moved here... Harvest So, I know that so many are overwhelmed at this point with veggies and some with fruit.. We are slowly gaining hot peppers and tomatoes.. veggie wise.. That's all she wrote... or... Continue Reading →
Because what would make this crazy season complete if not for yet another change literally over night. With temps in the triple digits and nights in the low 80s, something very unusual for up here, winds came in to clear out the smoke once again along with cooler weather. In less than forty eight hours... Continue Reading →
Another Child of the Wild attempting to apprentice Dennis in this goofy kid's adventures on Zen
While so many folk are up to their ears in veggies from their gardens, Ma; my better half and I are just now getting a few tomatoes and peppers. One of those seasons Although we never get large harvests over all, a fair amount of years we generally get one plant or tree that goes... Continue Reading →
Whhhhhhiiiirrrrrrrr BBBBBzzzzzzzzzz! CRAP! Now THAT can't be good...
Last weekend finished the " Tour de Fleece 2021 " or on the FB page.. IN a nut shell, folks spinning through the event, scheduled during the Tour de France. ( obviously) More working with fibers while they watch. Some go for yardage, many folk push their limits in their own way, whether it is... Continue Reading →
Another Sunday has plopped into our laps, so time for more mind wandering blatherings from Zen. Ma and the yellow Jacket Last week, Ma got bit and or stung by a yellow jacket on the arm, and things went badly. The weather in our portion of the North West is nothing but dry and hot.... Continue Reading →
Zen Mountain's Sunday Post and Short Stories 