by David Hall | Oct 4, 2024 | Featured, Music
2024 Monadstock V 1. Official 2024 Staff and Musician Hat 2. Derick and Candace Smokehouse Wizards 3. Alan and Sam Getting the Good Stuff 4. Jim Getting Ready 5. Chris Tuning the Drums 6. David Sound Check 7. Chris, Bill and Jim Sound Check 8. Opening Act Jarvis 9....
by David Hall | Oct 16, 2022 | Featured, Purposeful Life
What’s up with the Old Tractors? Several people have asked me recently “What’s up with the old tractors? You have a couple of new ones, what are you going to do with the antiques?” And sometimes they throw in “and what exactly is Dust and Roots about?” Fair question,...
by David Hall | Jun 24, 2022 | Featured, Purposeful Life
On Being Nature’s Steward My father loved reptiles and passed his interest on to my brother and me. In hindsight I’m not sure but there may be some deep symbolism in his affection for these cold blooded creatures. He grew up in a hugely dysfunctional family that he...
by David Hall | May 17, 2022 | Building, Featured
Going Solar We have wanted to go solar for a while. Several factors contributed to doing it now. Solar is not cheap, so money was a factor. However, there is a 26% federal tax credit available now; we are saving a quarter of the cost. Deciding when to jump into the...
by David Hall | May 3, 2022 | Featured, Purposeful Life
Honest Work and Other Ruminations I was talking with someone the other day and the business of cutting your own firewood came up. They asked why I was willing to put in so much effort, especially at my age, into generating firewood. Was it economical? Well… it will be...
by David Hall | May 3, 2022 | Featured, Food We Grow
A New Kind of Garden In the spring of 2020, the first pandemic spring, we put in a new and innovative garden at our house. I have gardened off and on across my lifetime. Kristine and I had a small garden at our old house. For the last couple of years Kristine had a...
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