September, 2012
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A Rainy Sunday Afternoon
When I got up this morning the sky was overcast and it was raining. I was happy about this because when it’s raining you turn to inside chores and my poor aching body needs a rest after stacking just over 6 cords of wood the past few days. First, weRead the Rest…
The City
The word “city” has taken on new meaning for us. Today there were errands I simply could not put off anymore, so we had to go to the “city”. Considering we hailed from a city in an area boasting a population of over 2 million residents, we were pretty urbanRead the Rest…
That Wood Ain’t Gonna Stack Itself!
Back to my theme of yesterday, regarding wood… Last night I got a delivery of 2 and a half cords of wood. The guy doesn’t charge as much but doesn’t have a dump truck. So, I climbed in to help and we manually pitched out all this wood. It wasRead the Rest…
Wood Heat: A Heckuva Lot of Work
Before I moved here, a few of my more experienced acquaintances warned my that wood heat was a heckuva lot of work. Wow – heating with wood is a heckuva a lot of work! For those of you yearning for an off-grid heat source, let me tell you about it. If youRead the Rest…
A Week Without (Much) Water
Okay, a week without water is a little misleading. It has been a week with MUCH water. A week without CLEAN water. It has definitely been a challenge of our preparations! The photo to the right is the water coming our of our taps right now. —–> Why? The droughtRead the Rest…
Along Came a Spider…
So there we were in all our pioneer girl glory, hanging out, getting things done, when along came a spider, to quote the old nursery rhyme. Rosie saw the spider first – and she screamed – “Mom – give me your shoe!” I whipped off my Croc in record timeRead the Rest…
First week…
The first week of our Northern adventure has a little less bang for the buck in that we are both sick. As dogs. As in didn’t get off the couches for daysssss… Darn flu! Yesterday I felt better so I got some boxes unpacked and got at least one endRead the Rest…