We finally took a vacation. Well, a working vacation at least.
A Vacation to Quadra Island
Author: blueseas
Solar Panels At Last
We just got our first couple of solar panels hooked up and charging the batteries. It’s great to get off the genset…
A Cougar in My Garden
You could say it was all my fault … but there was a cougar in my garden today.
Me and My Singer Sewing Machine
I’ve been looking in second hand stores for a set of small curtains to cover the shelves in the bathroom. Our bathroom is very small, and traditional drawers and doors would take up too much space to open. So curtains over the shelves would make the bathroom look a lot neater, while not using up valuable space. Problem is, I haven’t been able to find some curtains that would look good in our bathroom.
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice has rolled around again, and this year it occurs in conjunction with a full moon.
Water, Water Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink
This line, from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, truly sums up one of the more serious problems facing the world today as a result of poor resource management and global warming.
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The Kipper Gets an Engine
Having sold the Moody Blue, we now have a little bit of money in the bank to deal with boat issues…
Landfall Day
Today, we celebrated the first anniversary of our arrival at our homestead. We decided to call it “Landfall Day”, since we arrived by boat a year ago, and landed on the shore in our little skiff, hoping that this piece of land would become our home.
Our Garden is Planted
We finally got all our gardens planted. It was tough, slow work, as the ground was full of roots – wild rose, salmonberry, thimbleberry, alder, and worst of all, English ivy. However, we now have four patches broken and seeded.
Naming the Draiocht
We’ve had the Olivia K. for nearly two months, and it’s now time to give her a new name, something that will be meaningful to us.