My A Simpler Life Adventures Blog: off-grid living, woodworking, and Timberlander’s Treasures.
Welcome to my A Simpler Life Adventures Blog.
Blogging is a habit I began more than 15 years ago on a platform I quickly outgrew.
I am excited you have joined my Great Pyrenees, Maycee, and me in this chronicle featuring our off-grid living, woodworking, and Timberlander’s Treasures.
Yes, over the years the focus of my writing has varied, but so does life, doesn’t it?
Adopting simpler living by going off-grid.
In mid-2021, I began living a simpler life.
Throughout 2022, we took a leap of faith and cast away most of my urban/suburban drama and stress to make my life even simpler.
Now that it’s 2023, Maycee and I are taking things to the next level.
Join us here and on the YouTube channel to learn about off-grid living, woodworking, woodcarving, wooden custom crosses, and living a simpler life.
Woodcarving Safety–Dealing with gloves and first-aid
Woodcarving safety means always wearing a woodcarving glove and not carving when you're tired From a lack of woodcarving safety, last night, one cut too many before going to bed, fatigue, a dulled blade, and no safety glove led to two bad cuts on my fingers. My...
Custom Crosses, Woodcarvings–Cornerstone Handcraft Market
Custom crosses and woodcarvings: In time for Easter UPDATED INFORMATION: The Cornerstone Handcraft Market, where I will be selling custom crosses and Easter-themed woodcarving, is set to open this Saturday morning afternoon, March 25, 2023, in Montgomery, Alabama....
Marquette Michigan DQ on US 41 Worst Place for Creatives
If you're a blogger traveling, avoid the Marquette Michigan DQ. They made me leave because I'd been inside uploading a 54-minute video on building a stand for my solar panel to charge my devices, and I'd not ordered my food "fast enough" for the on-duty manager....
Discover the Top Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers of 2020 – Unveiling the NYT Chart-Toppers
These 2020 NYT Hardcover Bestsellers are among my favorite books I’ve yet to read. Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing is most excellent. Also check out Ann Patchett’s The Dutch House
First Love by Ivan Turgenev a Russian Classic
First Love, by Ivan Turgenev, is a Russian Lit Classic First Love by Ivan Turgenev is the 10th Russian/behind the Iron Curtain novel I have enjoyed since December. My quest began by reading War and Peace in 17 days. TBH, I need to go back and start reading it once...
NY Pitch Conference–1 Hot Week Later
NY Pitch Conference--1 Hot Week Later Last Tuesday, I left New York City after attending the NY Pitch Conference. I said farewell to my mother, who had joined me in NYC for what became one of the most exciting trips of her life. A Southwest Airlines flight brought me...