Author Archives: Brian Gallimore

Little-Known Concepts?

I ran across these ‘core values’ in this article and thought maybe there are some folks who might not be very familiar with these very important concepts.  These were also core values held by the people who brought you the best country … Continue reading

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Cooking with Fresh Ingredients

I hear that most of our food travels an average of 1500 miles to get to your plate.  Tonight, the spinach in the lasagna roll-ups and the lettuce in our salad traveled about 40 steps.  I know exactly what chemicals were … Continue reading

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Garden Update: April 18, 2010

It’s been cold and drizzle all day, but I went ahead and built a new structure to hang more topsy turvys.  I have 4 now, and room for 3 more.  If the tomato plants do well this year, I might … Continue reading

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Bunny Rabbit

Comet was acting strange this morning, hanging out by our bedroom window, which he never does. I opened up the blinds and saw a big fat rabbit digging around in the straw and mulch under the fig tree. The rabbit … Continue reading

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Joel Salatin – Polyface Farms

Amber and I had a date night tonight.  We went to “An Evening with Joel Salatin” at the Plano Arts Center.  All the food was provided by local sources, and was prepared by some very talented chefs.  We had a good time … Continue reading

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Lone Star Tea Party

Last night I met about 6 other folks from Allen and we drove down to the AirHogs ball park.  I say drive, but my neighbor Rodney pampered us in a 45′ conversion coach.  We had everything we needed to live … Continue reading

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Garden Update: April 13, 2010

Lots of activity in the garden right now. Cucumbers, beans, cowpeas, sunflower, corn, and watermelon are all coming up from seed. I ate my first snack of sugar snap peas, they were very tasty. Most of the strawberries I planted … Continue reading

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Right and Left Not So Important

When BO took office last year, I was sad for several good reasons, but one thing I felt was true: “we just traded one group of elitist leaders for another group of elitist leaders”. If you were a BO supporter … Continue reading

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Bryson and the Big Puzzle

Bryson put together a 33 piece puzzle with a little assistance from mom and dad.

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Video: Bryson’s Bubble Mower

The amount of toys Bryson has is embarrassing.  Amber has been gathering up and organizing all of his outdoor toys and Bryson wanted to play with his bubble lawnmower.  Even though he has never used it with bubbles, he knew it … Continue reading

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