The silence in the blogosphere of late is because I went on vacation. A real vacation, where I didn’t take ANY work with me—which is...

Last time we mentioned showering, we were all still staying at Blue. Since the young ones & I have moved to The Cottage, though, some...

Not much has been done to The Cottage or Blue because we’re waiting on supplies. Blue is in line for septic work & The Cottage is...

Teetering precariously at the very top of the ladder, to reposition a solar panel & replace a screw on the roof & felt a mosquito bite....

This weekend is focused on dealing with car trouble, so there’s no progress on the property to show you—unless there’s some sort of prize...

I‘ve spent so many years living in the suburbs, prior to this, and I never spent time on my front porch for one simple reason: neighbors....

We installed a couple solar powered attic fans at The Cottage. These are similar to the ones we installed in Blue last year (which I...

Today has been a lovely day so far… I got to sleep in until 8:00, which is unheard of. Then I hooked up our stove, using the fittings...

Work has been progressing at The Cottage, over the last week & I had big plans to post project updates BUT, then I found a genuine...

Haven’t gotten much done to give many updates, lately, due to work & life interfering. But we are getting this year’s garden started,...

I’ve been out of town working and, while I was gone last week, my stove was delivered. My two oldest sons put it into The Cottage for me....

I get asked, quite frequently, whether we ever cook on the wood stove. The answer is yes. Now, it doesn’t happen terribly often because...

Like most households, weekdays are mostly about work & school for us, but we’re able to get small things done in between. This week is...

Despite the quote in the title, I know nothing about ships. I do know, however, that even a small roof leak can result in devastating...

We’ve made it through the winter storm without any major issues, which says good things about our preparations. Our area doesn’t get a...

Appreciate all the folks who contacted to make sure we were weather prepared. The answer is, yes, we are. We’ve got a fire going in the...

Got a nice fire in the stove so we can stay warm & all are cozy in their beds.