Nov 15, 2021
these last few months have been hard, but it all crashed down on me last night. this morning my body feels dry as a bone. I’m glad for the rain and fog.
seen from United States
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seen from China
seen from Maldives
these last few months have been hard, but it all crashed down on me last night. this morning my body feels dry as a bone. I’m glad for the rain and fog.
home is cold but getting warmer. bed is getting harder to pull from in the morning. hot cider for breakfast, the baby pulling on the skirt of my dress.
my love, observing the good and dying things.
too soon this will all be covered in ice and snow. I’m so grateful for the time I have had to enjoy what has grown here.
Ugly Pancakes
Living off-grid and homesteading isn't always pretty. Especially when just starting out. Right now my place is under water (sooo much rain) and even when dry, according to my boyfriend, my place currently looks quite "Sanford & Son." (Is that a bad thing? So much cool stuff waiting to be turned into something useful and beautiful!) But then he doesn't see my vision of this place. I'll get there eventually.
However, this morning I sit here drinking warm coffee - I didn't heat the water quite long enough - and eating the world's ugliest pancakes. They taste great though. Next time I'll not try to flip them so soon.
One February Morning
Up at dawn, coffee over an open fire, chickens tended, some garden prepping, onions planted, trellis for sugar snaps built... All before noon. Sounds like a lovely, productive morning doesn't it? But I left out a few details.
Up at dawn, yes, but only to see Michael off to work. Then it was back under the covers while I tended to my monsters - My Singing Monsters - one of the few games on my phone. I'm running out of space and Michael keeps telling me that MSM is the space hog but I can't uninstall my monsters. They neeeeeeed me.
After letting my Google Assistant tell me about my day including weather (too cold) and listening to some news podcasts (too many Super Bowl recaps) and munching on some Samoas (darn those Girl Scouts!) I did tend to the chickens and cats and garden. I managed to plant about a dozen or so onions before getting bored. My pea trellis is some scrap wood tied together with old hay bale string. I build one every year. Maybe this is the year when the peas will actually grow on it.
Shortly before noon I started a fire in my old cauldron and heated water so I could finally enjoy some morning (barely) coffee. Now I'm back inside thinking about what to do next while sipping coffee from my Yeti mug, writing this, and chastising my cat, Belle, for blatantly ignoring the mouse that is stealing her food.
I challenged myself to post a pic to Tumblr every day in January. I did it. Yay! For February I'm aiming for 1-2 posts per week (usually with pictures) on various topics related to the work-in-progress that is my tiny house and homestead. This is #1.
Jan 26 2018. Still on the truck with my boyfriend. Spending a lot of time taking screenshots, pinning homesteading stuff on Pinterest, and just planning all kinds of Spring projects in my head. This is a nice change of pace but I'm kinda ready to get back to MY tiny house!
Jan 23 2018. Growth on a mesquite tree near my house. I found it interesting and oddly relaxing to examine after yet another day of water well troubleshooting.
Jan 19 2018. Started cutting down some mesquite trees that sit right where my solar panels need to be. Don't have chainsaw; however, all but two are coming down easily with my reciprocating saw. Yay. Plus, firewood!