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We talk about writing, and answer listener mail. A few books we reference: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. QED by Richard Feynman, also consider Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman by the same author. The Writing System for…
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Thistle and The Bear on Hens
Thistle and The Bear talk about a few of the facets of urban living with chickens. Links from the podcast: BackyardChickens.com is a great resource, as is Backyard Poultry Magazine. Dan’s Boots and Saddles is the local feed store where…
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Thistle and The Bear on Ritual in Our Lives
Thistle and The Bear talk about important rituals, like a daily cup of tea. How rituals are important to us, and why.
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Thistle and The Bear on Bread
Thistle and The Bear podcast about bread.
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Lawn Irrigation in the Desert
In central New Mexico there is not enough rainfall to grow a lawn. Water is precious—and expensive. A responsible homeowner maintains his lawn with no more water than required. But how much is required? You can calculate the amount. Guide…
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Very Bad Food
Thistle and The Bear discuss share their worst culinary creations in history. Music courtesy of Keytronic licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Spoken word licensed under Creative Commons Non-commercial Attribution 3.0
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My Daughter’s Nightstand
This week I finished a cabinet carpentry project started after Thanksgiving in 2014. It was a stretch of my skills, the first time building a project with full panel construction, where all the panels were solid wood. Except for the…
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Dip Pen Dry Time
For my recommended pen nib (the Speedball B-5) and either of my recommended inks (Rapidograph 3084-F or Reeves and Poole), the drying time appears to be 5 minutes. In these tests I first wrote, and then wiped left-to-right after the…
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Dip Pens for the Backs of Photos
Quick Recommendation Speedball B-5 nib Rapidraw 3084-F or Reeves & Poole India Ink The best solution I have found for writing on the back of plastic-coated photos, like those from Costco or most modern developers, is drafting ink. It would…
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The Electric Henhouse
This spring three lovely chicks joined our family, Betty, Penny, and Ginger. Ginger discovered her inner rooster in due time, and was rehomed—we are not zoned for the crowing half of the species. To protect the birds from freezing during…
