by Suzann Thompson | Aug 11, 2011 | Earthen House, Retro Blog Post
These are lentils. Make the recipe at the end of this post, but only if you approve of eating pork. You can buy these lentils, inexpensively, at the grocery store. Unfortunately, they won’t hold up a wall over windows and doors. For that, you need lintels. Our...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 30, 2011 | Crochet, Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
Eva’s friend Vanesa turned 15 this summer. Eva went to her Quinceañera and had a wonderful time. This totally sweet little crocheted dress pin was a party favor. Eva said there were also crocheted hat and fan party favors. I’ll bet a lot of Vanesa’s lady relatives got...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 30, 2011 | Earthen House, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Our friends Gail and Beau visited in June. We talked, took care of goats and chickens for a neighbor, ate, talked a lot more, worked on the house, discussed science and social studies, and took a side trip to Austin. It was a great visit! While we finished building...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 7, 2011 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
Around Christmas 2010, my brother Eric and family visited. We put them to work on the house right away! No, they wanted to work on the house. Really. Alanna, Ella, and Marshall worked hard in the mud department. They checked our slurry by emerging their arms up to the...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 2, 2011 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
This was the northwest corner of our earthen house before we started to work on the chilly Thanksgiving weekend of 2010. Our goal was to build up the walls between window openings on the north side of the house. The short wall spans between windows were just the right...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 14, 2010 | Earthen House, Retro Blog Post
We were still putting away tools and straightening the building site after our Labor Day work session, when someone moved in to our new house. She made herself right at home, making a home in our new home! It’s fun to watch these bluish black wasps dig in the...
