Farms, Music, and Games

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Our irrigation well produces 40-50 gallons per minute. It has too much arsenic to drink, but has been able to irrigate about 10 acres of pasture for cattle grazing throughout the summer. Here is a quick calculation of how much water this well actually produces: So, how much water could be in a pond that [...]

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It is extremely important to have easy access to outdoor living space. In the Summer, most of our meals are eaten under the cover of our beautiful faux timber framed porch. For the new house we want to repeat and improve upon this space that we have loved for over ten years now. The dimensions [...]

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Officially, this is Colleen’s new vehicle to replace our aging Subaru Outback that has over 180,000 miles. Practically, it is Allison’s new car, and Colleen will end up driving the crappy Ford Focus with 100,000 miles.

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I was busy when Dad called and wanted to go riding, but I said yes anyway, and I’m so glad I did. We did a quick 100 miler to Monroe on all back roads. The picture in the middle of the valley is over by Irish Bend on Old River Road. It was mid October, [...]

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In finally got back to playing music again! Don Poole and I have been the foundation of bass and drums since 1979, but have not played together in an “official” band for 25 years. Ken Dutchess has been playing music all of that time in a bunch of bands. We have been practicing about once [...]

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Here we are on our first trip to the Winchester Bay Dunes riding area with the new Road Trek. The motorhome looks kind of spindly here, and I was a little worried about how it would handle the 2,500 pound trailer, Rhino, and Raptor. I needn’t have worried, it came through like a champ. It [...]

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Jonathan is still trying to kill me:) We went on a little more than 20 mile bike ride today. We started at the Triple Oaks house, so the first mile is “straight up” according to me, “nothing” according to Jon. I’m going with my assessment. From there we fought a headwind to Herman Road. Wind [...]

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Colleen and I just closed on a 46 acre farm across from her parent’s house on Howe Lane in Creswell, OR, USA. We have already bought and remodeled the old family farm house that Patty and Don currently live in, and had no intentions of needing more property, but this home came up for sale, [...]

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A couple old hippie programmers are trying to drink all of the Ninkasi before the Starlight Lounge gets smart and starts charging more than one dollar for a pint of the best IPA in Eugene.

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