How to make a traditional Appalachian ice sculpture
1. Leave a 5 gallon
bucket out in the yard to collect rain.
2. Wait for water to freeze.
3. Remove top layer of ice
and position on an old fence post.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Maggie ---
Darryl --- Mark says "Cheating is the Appalachian way." Then he backpedaled and said, "No, I mean, getting it done in a practical, down to earth way!"
(And, yes, Mark and I do compete to see who can get the most comments on their post. I didn't think this would be such a forerunner!)