Today was a day we both had considerable dread over. With the heavier snow last week, we were deeply concerned that we could already be cut off from access to town and supplies, and most importantly, our final winter food supplies, which, in typical fashion arrived the day of the heaviest snow so far. Waking […]
A sense of relief… Read More »
As predicted, it has snowed. Not a light dusting, or freezing rain type snow or the snow that melts on impact into water. Wet, heavy snow almost 15cm deep in a short space of time. Overnight, the bleak brown grey of the forest around us has turned into a stark black and white landscape, almost
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There are sides to this life that many many do not consider. Some have a larger impact. The change of seasons is a big one. Especially*this* change. There is snow in the forecast. More precisely, a few continuous days of snow, with accumulation of up to 9cm on some days. In fact, it’s supposed to
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Sometimes a small change makes all the difference. This is true of many things in life. Making a small change can have a huge effect on so many things. A change of habit or ritual or simply attitude. One of my favorite ‘inspirational quotes’ is: “It is your attitude, not your aptitude that gives you
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Winter is coming. It’s inevitable, but it still seems to take one a bit by surprise. Temperatures shift from erratic to cold in a flash. And so far, we’ve seen a few frosty mornings. A day of heavy rain set us back considerably in our lumber work this week. And it’s pooled and settled in
If you’ve been following our journey for a while, you will know that often it’s small things that bring simple joy to us. In the past week, we have both celebrated our birthdays, me my 54th, and Sandy his 43rd. These occasions were marked by the outpouring of so many kind messages and words to
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Over the last week we have been focused on the next phase of our winter preparedness. Now the woodshed is completed, our next major task is insulating the camper and creating a build out room on the side of it to house the woodstove. While these may sound like simple tasks, they require a lot
It doesn’t have to be pretty, just…better. Read More »
What a week it’s been. The weather has been wholly unpredictable and strange. And I get that it’s Autumn, and that the weather is transitioning to Winter. But there have been drastic changes that happen overnight. From a cold wet weekend last weekend, Wednesday saw us peak at 27c, with a lot of humidity. Thursday
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A big part of choosing an off-grid life is the notion of self sufficiency. It’s the concept of being responsible for ones own ‘everything’ without relying on someone to provide it. Be it food, clothes, building or mechanical repairs. The reality is it’s a lot less attainable than one would like to believe. While you
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Well one thing we can say with some certainly about living in Northern Ontario is that the weather is unpredictable, and subject to extreme changes in a short space of time. It’s barely mid September, and we’ve already had frost warnings, and nights as low as 3c. And oh, so much rain. It reminds us
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