Bristlecone pine trees are among the oldest living species of tree. The hardships in their life can be seen in their twisted forms and stunted growth, having survived droughts, fires, winds, heavy snowbanks, bitter cold, and searing heat. Even when a part of the tree suffers breakage or rot, the tree will continue to grow as…
In Part 1 of this post, we removed most of the queen, , and cut the bottoms and the tops of the beds to fit the space we needed. Part 2 involved Sam working with his dad to build the bed frames, trimmed them with beautiful dark wenge, cut and hinged the top pieces for each bed, and…
**Updated May 2017** When we bought the Airstream, we inherited a set of standard yellow triangle wheel chocks and some spare 2×6 boards to use when leveling on uneven terrain. It worked, and we didn’t give it a lot of thought for several months. Once our set up starting getting on our nerves, we upgraded…
I’m interested in those wheel chocks. My dad had a set of those from the mid 70’s. He sold them with his last trailer. I’ve looked for them and have not been able to find them.
Is there a name brand or something one could use to search?
I was in AZ some months ago and I saw some on a trailer. I wish I would have stopped in and asked the owner about them now. Anyhow, any help you could offer would be great!
Four weeks ago, we arrived back at ‘home’ in Lehi, UT to sell our house and all of our stuff, as well as do a remodel on the bedroom to put in twin beds for the kids. We’ve sold lots of stuff, are wrapping up the paperwork on the house, and the beds are almost…
Many Mother’s, including my own, can’t stand the sometimes overdone praise that arrives on Mother’s Day each year. I won’t be doing that today, but I will highlight a particular attribute that both my Mother, and my Wife possess. During her college years, my Mother traveled to India (and surrounding countries) as part of…
This is a beautiful post. I had not heard of this pine tree, now I will never forget! You have a great outlook on life and finding the lesson in God’s creations. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you!