Living Simply for a Better Life
Today the two Roys got the sweetgum on the ground. All went according to plan and it was very impressive, although a couple of times I was holding my breath. They did have to modify a bit here and there, like bringing in the tractor. […]
Yesterday we were able to get the aluminet on the camper. Roy and a friend built the frame (aluminet needs to “float”) and then I helped him lay out and staple the aluminet. We are expecting it to ease the workload of the airconditioner, but […]
Today the man that will lay our foundation block came out and measured, marked, and calculated. We placed the order for all of the block, mortar, sand, etc. The lines were spray painted so the man with the backhoe can come and dig for the […]
Plans are moving along for the house construction. Roy has signed the permits and gotten the go-ahead from the inspection office. There were a few modifications, more expenses, and lots of silly rules. We should be able to start as soon as the people and […]
A while back, Roy painted a coating on the roof of the container to reduce the heat inside. It brought the temperature down about 10 degrees, but when it’s over 100 degrees outside, it’s still unbearably hot, especially on bright days, and when we are […]
I like to let the chickens out as often as possible, but Frederick is so uncooperative that I don’t as often as I should. Chicky goes back to the coop about 4 each evening, but Frederick cannot be corraled for anything. We have to wait […]
The last few weeks has been a state of limbo for us, yet at the same time, we have been working ridiculously hard. The work has been mental effort, though, rather than the usual physical work we are used to. We have crunched numbers, drawn […]
Emma has been thoroughly enjoying her new mountain top. She paces and patrols it and it has become her new lookout post. The problem is, she is digging out holes in the side and it is causing it to wash. We are expecting more rain, […]