LEARN THE LATEST ON SOLAR PANELS AT THE DODGEVILLE SOLAR ENERGY FAIR
Is 2017 the year to install solar energy panels? According to a recent Fortune Magazine article, solar power is becoming cheaper, and will beat the price of coal and natural […]
FENCING VEGGIES IN AND VARMINTS OUT AT UNDERHILL
Blog Garden Fence In 2012 when the bulldozer was digging Underhill house into its’ hill we had several requests of our excavator, Bruce Lease. We wanted mindful and minimal sculpting […]
SPRING BUDS OUT AT UNDERHILL HOUSE
I always carry a 10X hand lens in my pocket to appreciate the swelling buds of spring. It’s a great combo with my iPhone, which is also always in my pocket.
I always carry a 10X hand lens in my pocket to appreciate the swelling buds of spring. It’s a great combo with my iPhone, which is also always in my pocket.
CURB MAGAZINE PUTS UNDERHILL HOUSE ON ITS COVER
Last fall and early winter, Underhill House had the fun/honor of being featured in a very special publication, Curb Magazine.
THE THREE POWER-PACKED PIGMENTS THAT CREATE AUTUMN’S COLOR
This fall in the Midwest, and perhaps particularly in the Driftless Area, the leaf color has been over the top. Breathtaking, heart-stopping gorgeous. In the sun the leaves radiate color […]
GIVING GARMENTS THEIR TIME IN THE SUN – TO SAVE ENERGY AND YOUR CLOTHES
We designed Underhill House to be energy efficient, and this week we finally whittled down our energy use a little more with an umbrella-style clothesline.
UNDERHILL HOUSE BECOMES A CLASSROOM
We hosted Highland Middle School’s 60 students for a tour of Underhill House last Friday. Highland is a nearby village with 842 residents, and its school system is pushing the […]
THE BUILDING OF UNDERHILL HOUSE
For the benefit of readers who may be linking in to learn more about the building Underhill House, I offer an index of posts that cover some of the processes […]
STAYING WARM IN THE BITTER COLD
January 6 was the coldest day in the past 10 years here in rural Ridgeway. A newly-named weather phenom, known as a polar vortex, had descended on the Driftless Area. In downtown Dodgeville, -22F was flashing out front of the Wells Fargo Bank – and a brutal wind produced a […]
FOILING DEER BROWSE
Deer are the largest and most dramatic wildlife most of us see on a regular basis. This summer we enjoyed watching a mother and her two fawns regularly explore their botanical buffet within feet of our bedroom window. They were incredibly endearing at such close range, but a cloud hung […]
Digging in the Driftless 