Our Retirement Dream Fulfilled

timothyu said:

The off grid equivalent of washing the car before the pour

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Not far from it

That tree landed a foot in front of the Jeep

When one lives out, one prepares as best one can....just to give oneself a decent chance

Nature has a way of re-aligning one's plans for the next day

Well, looks like spring projects have caused me to neglect this little thread

Now, where was I

Ah, yes




22 Oct 2015 23:01

So, I'm OK with leaving the bedroom unfinished for winter.
Too many more important things to get done before it gets so cold ya just don't want to go outside...unless it's for more wood.

Here's some pics of our cabin living room to date;






I went with bigger, cut to desired width, fence boards for bedroom trim.
Haven't stained it yet, and won't until spring.


Things is, unfinished wood tends to yellow, and that may be enough 'stain' to our liking, since the bedroom is a tad dark.
'Course a dark bedroom becomes more preferred the older one gets....

We stained the living room with 'redwood', and that sucked up a lota light, but the windows take care of that.

Gotta concentrate on firewood for awhile until we're in a comfort zone.
Had a pile of limbs I'd set aside for making furniture.

'Had'

I fancied me in my shop, crafting those neat chairs and tables you see in wood crafting mags.
Then reality popped that bubble when considering the struggles I have with dimensional wood....

So, I made a sawbuck.


And tiny wood.

...for burning



Oh, I do need to put some doors on our bedroom closet, then I'll take a couple pics of that area.

Next, insulating the pump house, then building the utility addition.

So far, the days have been perfect for working outside,
warming to the fifties and sixties (F) by noon.




This can't last.

My lady entered something in the log

23 Oct 2015 22:32

i am so happy to have such pure water to drink.
and such good air to breathe
anything past that is a major gift.
wood stove. lots of wood. good exercise.
makes me feel good to come in at nite and just sit and knit.


As for me;
I generly flop and plop.

Heh, got a workout today.
Split wood for a good part of it.
My lady hauled and stacked.
Then commenced to clean llama wool.

Thing is, nobody cares to read about the work, or workout in regard to everyday living out here.

Water is heavy.
Dirty water seems just as heavy.

Fuel (gas, propane, wood) is also quite heavy.
And at end of day, we sit.

There's still the stoking of the fire, but mostly we sit, exhausted.

Sleep comes easy.

But, here's the rub; living here, seeing all that you want to do, the projects call you.
Fore ya know it, the sun is casting long shadows and ya better git yer other stuff done before you run outta light.

Ever brush yer teeth in the dark?
Tubes of Lanacane are the exact same size as tubes of toothpaste.

timothyu said:

There is satisfaction in knowing there are no parasites profiting off the fruits of your labours nor have taken it upon themselves to set themselves up as your backwoods overlords... yet.
So few understand what true freedom is.

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Is this a quote?

Rather profound, I must say

I must filch it for my renegade buds

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timothyu said:

No quote, just a thought

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Well, bother, it's a good one

We lost our eldest schizophrenic son

The local police paid us a visit around one AM
He relayed the info from up north, near Portland
He was found in his apartment
Packages were piling up at his door
So the manager called in the police

Not to make it an issue here, but he'd just gotten his vaccine a few days before
He was on some serious meds.
So much so, he had to have his major organs checked ever few months

My lady and our daughter are quite beside themselves
God and my job is to comfort them

We have yet to get word to our fisherman son

Gotta head north to take care of his stuff and make arrangements

There is no immediate solace when losing a child

...nor should there be

Funny thing

I've created a lot of posters with some cabin property shots.

Since my son's passing, this one is now much more pertinent;