The Homestead Reference Library: The Complete Rigger’s Apprentice

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

The Complete Rigger’s Apprentice: Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional Rigging, by Brion Toss, is an important volume in our homestead reference library. I acquired this book when we were building our largest sailboat, Selkie. It proved to be a valuable resource when sailing, but has also come in handy many times on the homestead.The Complete Rigger's Apprentice

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Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Mark Zeiger
February Sunrise

The sun rises over LC Mountain (Photo: Michelle Zeiger).

About the time the coffee and tea had brewed, the sunrise drew us outside into an unseasonably warm morning. We’ve had a good, serious thaw lately, but no other day has felt this soft and comfortable. Oddly, when I checked the temperature, I discovered that it was actually 10° cooler than most of the previous mornings. It must have been the stillness.

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