Off Grid Living-

[kittygrrl]

This has been a dream for a long time. Where to start? Thoughts, Ideas, Plans? Your dream?


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[Chad]

This has been a dream for a long time. Where to start? Thoughts, Ideas, Plans? Your dream?


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Count me in.

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[Uli]

My wife and I recently got an amazing deal on a gorgeous, mossy, wooded acre in lower norther Michigan with a little, old-but-in-good-shape single wide on it. It's not currently completely off grid (hooked into the electric system, but well, septic, and propane otherwise). It's not a good candidate for solar (see: wooded), but I would love to get a windmill one day. Tomorrow is my last day at work and I will be a full-time homesteader going forward, though my wife will still commute to work. I'm ecstatic, besides that moving makes me a scatter-brained emotional wreck.

[RebelDyke]

My wife and I recently got an amazing deal on a gorgeous, mossy, wooded acre in lower norther Michigan with a little, old-but-in-good-shape single wide on it. It's not currently completely off grid (hooked into the electric system, but well, septic, and propane otherwise). It's not a good candidate for solar (see: wooded), but I would love to get a windmill one day. Tomorrow is my last day at work and I will be a full-time homesteader going forward, though my wife will still commute to work. I'm ecstatic, besides that moving makes me a scatter-brained emotional wreck.

That is absolutely awesome!! Congratulations!! Im a bit jealous. You shall have to start a forum on your experience so i can live vicariously thru you!!!

[kittygrrl]

In my dream of dreams..the first thing i have to decide is where? Since i prefer rainy weather and fall it will have to be way up North...I lived in Alaska for 5 years but not off grid ...Alaska can be harsh but it's so beautiful there...I lived between Palmer and Wasilla when Palmer town was literally i block long..now it's a big town...I think further up the Fairbanks highway might be perfect..Willow maybe.....A little town but not too small just off the highway..be careful of living on a big hill..My house there just about perfect but it would get real interesting trying to make it up the hill after a snowfall...I learned. This time the topography needs to be flat with a little spring on the land...of course everybody is looking for the same thing there.. :)

[cathexis]

Rainy eh, there's always Oregon.
That's one of the major things I think of when looking back to a student exchange program episode in the Willamette Valley. It rained all day, every day! I got so depressed, bailed on it by Second Semester. Packed up and drove back to Chicago. Cared not that it was cold with a foot on the ground, so happy to see the sunshine.
Depression went away immediately, and I re-enrolled at the College from which I had exchanged. Wasn't up for anymore experimental excursions even though studying Volcanology. I did it from the safety of the MW.

[kittygrrl]

they call Alaska "Land of the Midnight Sun" and they are not kidding..in the summer it's still light outside at 11pm. Alaska is famous for growing super sweet peas, carrots, potatoes and huge cabbage...7IXn2t8GLh0this idea would be interesting to try, altho it wouldn't work in Alaska where it can be dark at noon and an average of -10 but this would definitely work in (most) the lower 48

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[RebelDyke]

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[Chad]

I would use a combo of solar panels and wind energy. I would still need a septic system and well. Garden for fresh food and can food for winter. It would need to be in a moderate climate somewhere steady between 20 degrees and 90 degrees.

[RebelDyke]

https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/living-off-the-grid.htm

https://offgridworld.com/off-grid-living-is-illegal-sort-of/

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Are blanket forts considered off grid??? Asking for a friend.

[kittygrrl]

I would use a combo of solar panels and wind energy. I would still need a septic system and well. Garden for fresh food and can food for winter. It would need to be in a moderate climate somewhere steady between 20 degrees and 90 degrees.

A combination of solar and wind energy would be ideal unfortunately solar panels although more affordable now that ever before would be one of the most expensive up front costs for a homestead :(but wind is definitely something i'm going to look into!! .. I'm also planning on either a burn or composting toilet which is a little expensive initially but in the long run the smaller cost of maintaining would make it worthwhile. Insofar as weather...Chad you have me there, Alaska in winter averages 10 below..but it makes up for it in Spring and Summer with lots of sun (70's & 80's) and they grow the sweetest peas and carrots in the world that will spoil you forever to vegetables grown elsewhere...

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[Chad]

A combination of solar and wind energy would be ideal unfortunately solar panels although more affordable now that ever before would be one of the most expensive up front costs for a homestead :(but wind is definitely something i'm going to look into!! .. I'm also planning on either a burn or composting toilet which is a little expensive initially but in the long run the smaller cost of maintaining would make it worthwhile. Insofar as weather...Chad you have me there, Alaska in winter averages 10 below..but it makes up for it in Spring and Summer with lots of sun (70's & 80's) and they grow the sweetest peas and carrots in the world that will spoil you forever to vegetables grown elsewhere...


Alaska?? Burrr!
Wetlands are good at processing waste too.

Lots of yummy seafood in Alaska.

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[RebelDyke]

https://www.motherearthnewsfair.com/kansas/

Mother Earth Fair, Topeka, KS

[Chad]

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I thought about a water collection system too. I use rain barrels at my current house in the country.

[kittygrrl]

I thought about a water collection system too. I use rain barrels at my current house in the country.

I think that is a good back-up and good for showers and garden but i wonder about drinking?? There is still so much bad stuff in our atmosphere i would worry about drinking it...Have you done any research Chad, about using it as drinking water on an ongoing basis?

[Chad]

I think that is a good back-up and good for showers and garden but i wonder about drinking?? There is still so much bad stuff in our atmosphere i would worry about drinking it...Have you done any research Chad, about using it as drinking water on an ongoing basis?

I would not drink rain water. I would have a well that was tested. I guess my off grid would be a little different with a well and septic system.

[kittygrrl]

I would not drink rain water. I would have a well that was tested. I guess my off grid would be a little different with a well and septic system.


a well and septic is cool....a nice addition if you can afford it...i had a well dug n my Alaska place and we hit artesian water......................at 400ft :|

[cathexis]

Not sure I could live off-grid unless there was a reliable alternative electric power. I really would like to live as luxuriously as possible.

If there were a natural disaster or large civil unrest, think I'd head for the top of a NY or Chgo high rise with gardens for security from the strife below and roof top food via barter.

[FireSignFemme]

I believe I could live off grid but only if I were part of a group of people successful at doing it because their ancestors before them had done so successfully for generations. Also I wouldn't do it with any group of people attempting to try and bring the same level of comfort and convenience they enjoyed on grid, off grid. And I absolutely would not do it on any womyn's land ever. There are worse things than dying and one of them is having to spend time on womyn's land listening to each and every one of them attempt to try and reach a consensus. Oh imagine if we were all immortal and I had to live on womyn's land – forever! World without end amen. From cradle to grave doesn't sound so bad when I look at it like that.

[kittygrrl]

thought-Learning to make bread is a necessity...it can be any kind of bread you fancy..griddle cakes, white or wheat bread, muffins, biscuits etc..

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some one wanted to let me know this video should be in the bushcraft thread...that's genius:| actually it is...i thought this might be useful for the person who is living in a temporary shelter ie tent, lean to..while building their permanent cabin...i tried one a few summers ago and found it useful for boiling water, warming up etc..it wasn't built quite like this one but basically the same design...

[Esme nha Maire]

Interesting thread. I would love to have been able to do this sort of thing when younger but now am simply too frail, aside from anything else.

My advice to anyone looking into this sort of thing though would be to consider carefully what your objectives are; is it to simply live in the countryside where utilities are not readily available, because you like the idea of living in the countryside? Is it to live in as ecologically sound a way as possible? And will you be starting from scratch with just some land, or will you be taking over a structure already in place?

Going the "as ecologically sound as possible" route can take more attention to detail than some might think - as the couple who didn't think about what the soil was like by their new home noted in one of the above videos. The more detail you look into beforehand the better, from architecture, to horticulture, through biochemistry and physics.

If you can get by on rainwater runoff from your roof, so much the better, although obviously you'll need to treat the water before use, as with groundwater. But don;t forget about waste water! Can you re-use it? Or at least return it to the local environment in a way that is non-damaging? If you're going to use groundwater, what are the local options? What will happen if you divert a spring for your own use? Is the local groundwater level stable, rising, or (as in states like California) dropping rapidly due to massive over-extraction? If you have enough land, waste water might be treatable by using it to form a small wetland area with willows and reedbeds, if those are native to the area. And what will you do with toilet waste?

Windpower generation doesnt have to use a propellor-like windmill, vertical rotors are possibilities too, and mechanically simpler. Check the pros and cons of each type. And having a multiplicity of power sources isn't a bad idea. Maybe include in your home an exercise bike that can drive a dynamo to turn workout sessions into usable power? Also, you can generate electricity from waste heat from cooking and heating (see http://offgridpowerboom.com/thermoelectric-power-generator-biolite-camping-stoves/ for an example of camping equipment that can do this). It's also worth considering whether solar concentrators allied with water passing through black piping might be sufficient to provide your hot water requirements, or at least reduce the amount you need to heat water by other means.

If building a home, it may be worth considering a design that uses a Trombe wall on the south side https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombe_wall. Depending on locale and availability of materials, it may be worth considering hay as an insulation material or even a building material; the walls can be plastered to give a smooth surface.

So much of it depends on locale, ecological factors and cost. I wish I were a youngster with the money to afford to buy a hectare of land permissible to build on, and with enough money in the bank to make a go of it. But I am delighted to see others looking into all of this, and showing that it IS possible to live without using such large amounts of energy usage as most of us use.

Good lucky, Kittygrrl! I so hope you manage to make your dream come true!

[kittygrrl]

Interesting thread. I would love to have been able to do this sort of thing when younger but now am simply too frail, aside from anything else.

My advice to anyone looking into this sort of thing though would be to consider carefully what your objectives are; is it to simply live in the countryside where utilities are not readily available, because you like the idea of living in the countryside? Is it to live in as ecologically sound a way as possible? And will you be starting from scratch with just some land, or will you be taking over a structure already in place?

Going the "as ecologically sound as possible" route can take more attention to detail than some might think - as the couple who didn't think about what the soil was like by their new home noted in one of the above videos. The more detail you look into beforehand the better, from architecture, to horticulture, through biochemistry and physics.

If you can get by on rainwater runoff from your roof, so much the better, although obviously you'll need to treat the water before use, as with groundwater. But don;t forget about waste water! Can you re-use it? Or at least return it to the local environment in a way that is non-damaging? If you're going to use groundwater, what are the local options? What will happen if you divert a spring for your own use? Is the local groundwater level stable, rising, or (as in states like California) dropping rapidly due to massive over-extraction? If you have enough land, waste water might be treatable by using it to form a small wetland area with willows and reedbeds, if those are native to the area. And what will you do with toilet waste?

Windpower generation doesnt have to use a propellor-like windmill, vertical rotors are possibilities too, and mechanically simpler. Check the pros and cons of each type. And having a multiplicity of power sources isn't a bad idea. Maybe include in your home an exercise bike that can drive a dynamo to turn workout sessions into usable power? Also, you can generate electricity from waste heat from cooking and heating (see http://offgridpowerboom.com/thermoelectric-power-generator-biolite-camping-stoves/ for an example of camping equipment that can do this). It's also worth considering whether solar concentrators allied with water passing through black piping might be sufficient to provide your hot water requirements, or at least reduce the amount you need to heat water by other means.

If building a home, it may be worth considering a design that uses a Trombe wall on the south side https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombe_wall. Depending on locale and availability of materials, it may be worth considering hay as an insulation material or even a building material; the walls can be plastered to give a smooth surface.

So much of it depends on locale, ecological factors and cost. I wish I were a youngster with the money to afford to buy a hectare of land permissible to build on, and with enough money in the bank to make a go of it. But I am delighted to see others looking into all of this, and showing that it IS possible to live without using such large amounts of energy usage as most of us use.

Good lucky, Kittygrrl! I so hope you manage to make your dream come true!


Great post Esme! But i don't believe there is an age limit it just depends on your goals..even if you only manage to do 2% towards self sufficiency that's is going to be amazing! As they say in shooting "aim small, miss small"...it's about degrees..you don't have to do the whole banana at once..:hangloose:

[kittygrrl]

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Is this for a food source or to keep Vampires at bay or... perhaps a little of both...:giggle:

[kittygrrl]

Is this for a food source or to keep Vampires at bay or... perhaps a little of both...:giggle:...Vampires need garlic too ..:sadangel:

[cathexis]

Is this for a food source or to keep Vampires at bay or... perhaps a little of both...:giggle:

...Vampires need garlic too ..:sadangel:


Both mortals and vampires need to keep insects from stinging or biting.

Can you visualize a vampire slapping off a bug chewing on their calf while at a mortal's neck taking a drink? What a mess that would be.

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[kittygrrl]

my dream..rock fireplace, small log cabin https://www.standout-cabin-designs.com/images/log-cabin-pictures3.JPGw vintage 6 burner woodstove, composting toilet..huge log bed w red & green quilts 2 dogs & kittens..and a
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[RebelDyke]

my dream..rock fireplace, small log cabin https://www.standout-cabin-designs.com/images/log-cabin-pictures3.JPGw vintage 6 burner woodstove, composting toilet..huge log bed w red & green quilts 2 dogs & kittens..and a
small greenhouse and garden

I say YES to the cabin. I'm in... wildlife/nature/bonfires/and stars... and some nice fine company... SOLD!

[RebelDyke]

hangs my head into my hands...

I really really reallyyyyyy REEEEEALLYY need an off grid cabin in the woods like PRONTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo... liars and rule breakers are driving me INSANE..

I feel like calgon take me away!

I need a go fund me page....sigh :hamactor:

[FireSignFemme]

Today was a good day to get a little water preparedness drill in. All I can say is I'm exhausted and it's a plan that needs improvement. That and I still have two and a half days left to go. It's sobering to think for me this is just a temporary inconvenience, but for millions and millions around the world, how I lived today would be paradise.

[kittygrrl]

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[PlatinumPearl]

I heard this works well....

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i've cooked on a woodstove and enjoyed it...i was always motivated to start breakfast early as i used it to heat the cabin on cold mornings.

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[Stone-Butch]

It is good to see memories for me. I was raised with a wood stove in our kitchen, no running water and no indoor plumbing so I could live like that NP. Ty for sharing.

[kittygrrl]

the most ideal place i've ever lived was Alaska, in between Wasilla & Palmer..the soil there was magical and you could grow almost anything.. i grew everything in my garden there but my favorites were carrots and peas that were so sweet i've never had anything like them since, potatoes, cabbage, spinach, and golden beets..and flowers of course..a summer feast for the eyes...perched on a hill it felt like a paradise..i was 19

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if you live off grid or in the country learn how to bake bread..it's one of the first things i learned living in Alaska..it took me a little while to figure it out..i didn't have a mixer, i just used a spoon to mix it. around 100 stirs w a wooden spoon..

[homoe]

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if you live off grid or in the country learn how to bake bread..it's one of the first things i learned living in Alaska..it took me a little while to figure it out..i didn't have a mixer, i just used a spoon to mix it. around 100 stirs w a wooden spoon..


Fresh baked bread........:awww:

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i did this for a short while before i had access to indoor plumbing...i enjoyed it during summer but when it became October it's a very different experience..i wouldn't say awful but close..

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Alaska wild blueberries https://creekwoodinn-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Flattop_blueberries.jpgare amazing..the wine made is bomb..if you ever get the chance..

[homoe]

the most ideal place i've ever lived was Alaska, in between Wasilla & Palmer..the soil there was magical and you could grow almost anything.. i grew everything in my garden there but my favorites were carrots and peas that were so sweet i've never had anything like them since, potatoes, cabbage, spinach, and golden beets..and flowers of course..a summer feast for the eyes...perched on a hill it felt like a paradise..i was 19


Sounds idyllic......

[kittygrrl]

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wild herbs..wild thingsYCRBbTBmcqogrow where you least expect them

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this year i'm going on my 1st Mushroom pilgrimage..y_is0A2Nz1o&feature=youtu.beChanterelles are on my mind lately..i have my mushroom guide.. i'm ready!

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laundry...this is a delux set-upPjAyEuOhfR8..i wasn't so lucky, but not complaining..there were other compensations :)

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mushrooms, mushrooms, shrooms
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power went out this morning..everything was so quiet..it reminded me of my time in Alaska when every morning was like this...growing your own herbs have an almost magical ability to heal your body..lavender, lemon verbena, thyme, dandelion root...the possibilities are endless..

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[kittygrrl]

off-grid camomile hair rinse

in a jar you're repurposing-
2 teaspoons camomile flowers picked from your garden or
in a pinch-
1 camomile tea bag

1 c boiling water

1 tsp raw honey

2 tablespoons lemon juice or
in a pinch-
2 tablespoons white vinegar

Put your tea kettle on. Put in your glass jar your raw honey & lemon juice/white vinegar. Put in a teacup camomile flowers or tea bag and pour in boiling water. Let it steep for at least 5 minutes . Pour into your jar, stirring gently. Put on the lid and store in the refrigerator. This was enough to rinse my hair 2 times but i had extremely long hair at the time. Use as much as you need and leave on hair 10 minutes and rinse with rainwater or spring
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thoughtful strategic.. planning is the best deterrent i actually had more problems w moose, they are always in a bad mood :tea:

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fascinating...i think i would enjoy the challenge!

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i love all the rain..i can never have too much..i've made body butter many times, my base is usually coconut butter & wild cocoa butter, vitamin e, lavender and rose...

[kittygrrl]

you will feel the silence when you live in the bush..but you don't have much time to dwell on it because you're so busy during the day, chopping wood, wrapping pipe, tending the fire(incredibly important when the temperature drops below 0°)

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[kittygrrl]

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Log cabin build, nice to have heavy equip help but you can manage w/o it if you have a partner and you don't mind the process being a great deal slower..during one of my summers helped a friend w building a small log cabin ....peeling logs, pier block foundation, anchoring logs, chinking..etc etc..

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not a fan of notched style joinery especially with logs, i prefer the butt method and using rebar to secure the logs together..you're just asking for trouble if you notch a log on both sides..logs get wet and once you cut into the soft core of a log rot can set in quick and your join may not last 20 years....i'm not a carpenter but i come from a long line of carpenters in my family tree, boat, finish, cabinetmakers..so i have sawdust in my bones and a love for trees...maybe someday, i will build my log cabin..

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dovetails..i haven't done one in around ten years..forgotten how..but maybe my hands would remember if i gave them a chance?

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dovetails..i haven't done one in around ten years..forgotten how..but maybe my hands would remember if i gave them a chance?

when i thought about it, tbh..more like 14!

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i've posted from this Carpenter before but building a log cabin using only hand tools(from the beginning) will be exciting to watch...and i want to build a small one someday..high in the mountains near a stream..

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hippie hot tub..awesome


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i would love to build on of these

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one day..TE8WMINfSNQone way or another..i'm going radical

[kittygrrl]

experimenting with making my own wood butter..it's so expensive so i've made my first batch and the consistency is like a paste..not exactly what i was going for but it's more protective and should last longer then what i am currently using..used it on a few things and i think i like it..we'll see
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[kittygrrl]

LBEZyr1Z8o0going to try to find a little cabin somewhere for a weekend

[nhplowboi]

When I started to watch the video I found it very familiar for some reason. The first reference to the area was Fogbuster Coffee which is maybe 20 miles from my house. Now in country speak, 20 miles is next door and not considered a day trip by city life.
I do live in the middle of the woods also but I am not off grid. I have a couple wood stoves in the house and run one of them often in the winter for supplemental heat. I will also do some butch cookery on them when inclined. That video is how I grew up and after traveling the country for work, how I retired. Thank you kg for showing some fall in New England and YES it is here right now.LBEZyr1Z8o0going to try to find a little cabin somewhere for a weekend

[kittygrrl]

When I started to watch the video I found it very familiar for some reason. The first reference to the area was Fogbuster Coffee which is maybe 20 miles from my house. Now in country speak, 20 miles is next door and not considered a day trip by city life.
I do live in the middle of the woods also but I am not off grid. I have a couple wood stoves in the house and run one of them often in the winter for supplemental heat. I will also do some butch cookery on them when inclined. That video is how I grew up and after traveling the country for work, how I retired. Thank you kg for showing some fall in New England and YES it is here right now.

how beautiful for you..it's as close to heaven as i can imagine, someday i want to visit, in autumn, maybe next year

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rainy day, a warm hearth w coffee

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making noodles
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Potato Soup on wood stove, making biscuits next(praying i can keep the flour where it belongs!)

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making baked oatmeal with peach chutney , the toppings will be walnuts & fresh blueberries w a splash of almond milk & toast..i lighted my hearth this morning, almost frosty this morning...still a little sleepy ..

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made applesauce and apple pie filling and had just enough jars to fill
https://bellyfull.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Homemade-Applesauce-blog-4-768x1024.jpg...i need more applesauce, you can never have too many..sigh

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i took some of the apple pie filling i made the other day and made an Apple hand pie for one..it's cooling now..serving with a homemade vegetable stew tonight w a corn muffin..i made the stew on the hearth ..it was fun! i made it in my cast iron dutch oven...i have enough for a couple of dinners this week...the colors on the maples are brilliant yellow and orange..i feel this is as close to heaven as a person can get, short of living in the wild wood,--- a cottage in the wood is my dream

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beginning search for a new hand axe, this is easier said then done, i may have to go Canadian

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cabin fever is real..when i lived in Alaska, it was a problem for many but i always looked forward..lots of things to do...some of my favorites-catching up on star gazing, going for a short spin in the diamond dust air, baking coffee cake, board games-my favorite was Scrabble and Monopoly reading several books i'd put on hold during busy months, making sure my heat plug to truck was secure etc..generator gased and ready, picking seeds for next spring, what i mean is, it was busy->in a pleasant way...you understand if you've ever been there.. just a few thoughts since winter is almost upon us

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potato soup w cinnamon roll for dinner

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A few of my favorite things ....

blanket on my lap, fire burning, reading my all time favorite book from childhood...Jane Eyre

Morning coffee while looking out the window & being grateful i'm inside

Chocolate pudding w whipped cream at midnight