Sustainable SW Blogs

Last batch of 50 more silver crosses ready for finishing and immediate shipping.  Due to high demand, I suggest you order soon.  I won't be making any more this year.  54,63,59, .55",B

Ahh, winter break!

The fall potluck for Sunday, Oct 21 is cancelled. We will have a potluck to introduce the new classes for 2019 next year in the spring. It’s been a wonderful year of great classes and events and  hope many of you have enjoyed them. While our gardens sleep this winter, we will be busy working on the new classes for next year. Thanks for coming and supporting us.

 

Broke out the Mr. Heater a couple of days ago. Discovered right away that it had some issues. The pilot light flame was too small to heat the sensor enough to fire up much less keep it running. A couple of YouTube videos later and the problem was fixed. Had to crack it open (there are a lot of screws to find) and disconnect this line to the pilot light and blow it out with compressed air. Ordered a back up heater just in case...I really don't like the cold. 52,55,47, .08",C 

Super crappy weather this week so I have my rainy days project to work on.  Doing some tests for a possible commission for some AA "desire chips" cast in fine silver.  Had 3 failed attempts but I am getting there.  Just need to tweak the pour so I can get a little more detail and everything is legible.  40,48,38, .15", C

Home Grown New Mexico has finished up our classes for the year, but we wanted to share this upcoming event presented by others. If you want to learn about seed saving (and you should!) Read on and sign up below

FIRST EVER!
SEED SCHOOL WEEKEND
NOV. 9-11, 2018

Learn the current state of the seed crisis and what YOU can do in your own backyard to restore our seed sovereignty, improve your own and our planet’s health by reconnecting with our
seed-saving heritage.

 Friday 7 p.m.: Screening of Seed: The Untold Story
The Emmy-nominated film about the past and future of our seed cultural heritage

 Saturday 8:30-4:30: Seed School in a Day
Seed selecting, growing, collecting, harvesting, storing

 Sunday 8:30-12:30: Field Trip
Hands-on seed collecting and threshing

Tuition: $65 for the entire weekend

FOR INFO—Learn more. Attendance is limited. Register today! 

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Presented by Santa Fe Master Gardener Association,
Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, and Institute for Applied Ecology

Philippians 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel

My Mavic found a friend today... 80,89,59,0,B

So I finally tracked down my nurse (found her on Facebook) and sending a cross to her tomorrow.  I think she remembered me because I gave all my nurses this postcard of me and Ben.  She left this comment on my story of the cross post after I sent her the link.

John. Thank you! I feel that God put me as a nurse for a reason and He crosses our paths for a reason. I pray pretty much everday that God will make me holey (full of holes) so that His light shines through those holes. Thank you for reaching out and sharing!

Nurse Jodi

Working on some new rounds.  Crosses will be available to purchase again by the end of the week.  72,78,53,0,B

Hebrews 13:2  Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.  3  Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

Crucifix pour by my new friend MrZeke.  He is one of the YouTubers that helped me figure out how to cast the shekel coin.  75,84,67, .08",B

Everything was going so well today until I headed out to the store to buy some milk for a batch of croissants.  Just before I got to the highway, my truck died and a puff of smoke came out from under the hood.  (Puffs of smoke are never good because it means some of the magic has been released.) Luckily I found a friend at the mailboxes who was willing to drive me home to get some tools.  The problem was just as I suspected - some of the wiring for my winch decided to weld itself to the chassis, shorting out my battery and completely frying the ground wire.  Removed the offending wiring and patched in a new ground wire and I was good to go.  Just glad it was what I thought it was because I am pretty clueless otherwise when it come to internal combustion engines... 87,92,65,0,B