The Homestead

The homestead has came a long way since we first started thinking of it. After years of working and learning, we decided to make the move. We left good jobs, with enough money in the bank to buy a small piece of property and build a shelter. We found just the right spot, at least one we both agreed on, and settled down. After several months of living in a tent, we finally had the first building to a point it could be occupied. We had a roof, a floor and tarp walls. The well was in and there was finally electric to the place. It was such an exciting moment to turn on a faucet and see good, clear, safe water flow into a bucket.


Work continued on the building, siding was installed, interior walls went up, electrical was roughed in as well as the plumbing for the kitchen and the long awaited bathroom. I remembered the outhouse runs from my younger days, but I don't seem to remember it quite the same now that I'm older.


Work continued, and the house took shape. We wound up with an appartment that has 768 sq ft. It consist of a bedroom, livingroom/kitchen combo, bathroom, utility room and a small pantry. It is real cozy and easy to heat with our wood fired cook stove.







Monday, June 1, 2015

Back at it

Well the good news is the doctor told me I can go back to my regular routine. He advised me to take it easy till I could build up my strength.  So I guess I will, just do a little more each day till I am back up to full speed. We had a new chicken born on Sat. This is the first time we ever had a hen set. I didn't have a clue how many she was setting on, and I didn't want to bother her to check. Turns out she had been setting on one egg all this time. So we have one new baby chicken.
I been busy making a list of all the projects that need to be done. Hope I live that long.  Tomorrow will be the start of a new month, new week, and a new day. Lets see what gets done or at least started.
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