We have considerable rain catchment – something around 20 blue barrels that collect rainwater from the house eaves. Last year got really dry, and we ended up taking some of the blue barrels down to a creek to refill them, using our herring skiff, then pumping the water back up the slope to more blue barrels by the house. A bit of a long process, but it saved our garden. This year, we’ve decided to put in two 1100 gallon water reservoir tanks up by our catchment pond. We are not heavy consumers of water (no dishwasher or big washing machine), but our garden is large, and does require watering after the beginning of May if the weather is hot.
Author: blueseas
To Have a Hot Shower …
We started our homesteading project back in June 2015 … and finally, nearly 4 years later, we have hot running water in the cabin, and can take a hot shower!
Animals on a Woodland Homestead
I’ve been doing a bit of research on the next step in our homesteading … bringing in animals.
Eldranth Comes to Life
This entry is part 12 of 14 in the series World Building.
When I started my world building exercises, well over two years ago now, it all began with a simple question as I was writing the first few paragraphs in my book. What do my characters look like? Of course, I knew the answer in a general sense, but when you are trying to describe specific details, this question can be much more challenging.
Our Homestead through Time
I was messing around on the Google Earth Engine the other day, and discovered that their Timelapse site finally had satellite images available for our region. So here is our homestead from 1984 to 2016 …
Conlang Creation
This entry is part 11 of 14 in the series World Building.
The language of Ellendrí—an exercise in the creation of a constructed language (conlang). Continue reading “Conlang Creation”
Dïarven City
This entry is part 10 of 14 in the series World Building.
A work of imagination …
Gas Giants—Art from Chaos
This entry is part 9 of 14 in the series World Building.
Creating gas giants brings an interesting philosophical perspective to the act of making art.
Ellendrí Chronicles Backgrounder Part IV
This entry is part 8 of 14 in the series World Building. Fourth in a series of graphic novel posts describing the background universe for my upcoming novels.
Here’s my fourth, and final, installment of background information on Hauldryn’s solar system … written from Eldranth’s point of view.
Chimney Fire
Wow! Things got a little scary here! Just recovered from a chimney fire. Thankfully, the cabin (and the two of us) survived!