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In the spirit of winter, all things handmade, and gifting, The Year of Mud will be running a free giveaway in the next two days. We have been gifted a lovely handmade item, but we’d like to pass the goods on to one lucky reader. I think we have been fortunate to receive the generosity of many individuals in the recent past, so we’d like to at least help spread the good karma a little further.

Please check back on Tuesday, December 17 for the details on how you can enter the giveaway. I promise it will be really simple, and you might end up with a really sweet handmade item in time for the New Year. Check back soon!

It never fails: as soon as the first warm days come around, it instantly feels like there’s about 1,000 things to do. Days earlier, when it may have been cold or even snowing, or just unpleasant or winter-like, the pressure was off to do anything “productive” and one could feel good about sitting inside, reading, carving a spoon, and talking about things to do at some point.

We’re at that time now — spring is peeking out, and the activities are moving outside more and more. I suspect this will be a fairly enjoyable spring, as we have plenty to do, but no deadly-strict deadlines to fret about each waking day. Read More

Yikes…

At least once a year, I spend several stressful hours troubleshooting a new website problem, at times hopelessly, and finally, at the brink of despair, a solution rises up like a phoenix that instantly alleviates the technical bug. Well, that is what just happened.

For the last month, any posts and updates to pages I have made to The Year of Mud were not publicly viewable… but all of that is ironed out now. You may see a few “new” posts here since February, and additionally, the 2013 Timber Frame Workshop details are fully viewable!

Thanks for your patience! You can imagine I’d much rather be outside building than scouring troubleshooting forums for answers all night, but it’s all important and worth it in the end.

More updates as they come. Spring is here!

We’ve got an exciting announcement to make in the coming week. I’m holding out for now, but I can say that it you’re itching to get your natural building on later this summer, you’re going to enjoy the news we have to share.

Here are a couple clues, though. It’s an event that you can participate in, it involves creating wood chips, and… well, maybe you should just wait a few more days.

2013 is shaping up to be a big year!

(Photo credit: GrungeTextures via photopin cc)

Wow, the last week has been a stream of constant web hiccups … but I think it may finally be over. I hope. Fingers crossed. Prayers prayed. If you are reading these words, then everything may very well be okay. Let me know if you’ve had or are having any problems reading The Year of Mud. Updates may now commence on their previously programmed schedule. Goodbye 404s and 500s.

By the way, check out that flatbread… oh boy, I love cooking a good flatbread on our rocket stove. These were actually supposed to be wheat tortillas, but this one got carried away and had an identity crisis, becoming more like a pita than anything else. It’s amazing what you can do with a little flour, water, and yeast or baking powder. Dry or with butter/oil, and there are about 50 variations in there depending on heat, dough consistency, temperature, etc. Mm.