Author Archives: vickieknob

Sail On

November 16, 2023 The journey of the earthship continues. We are removed from it physically, but not emotionally, or even spiritually. We’ve had another setback. The solar couple have won another battle on the solar complex. Five years ago it … Continue reading

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Corona Virus Take a Pause, But Don’t hold your breath

During this time of crisis, we are all finding that our world has suddenly changed. We no longer have our “normal” lives. We’ve been through things before, hurricanes, 911, death, disease, wildfires, but we have never been through something this … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas from the shore

I know it’s been forever since I’ve posted, and I apologize. I am still trying to find my groove with working, renovating (sort of) and keeping up with everything I used to do. We had a nice long break from … Continue reading

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Our New Normal

Our new Normal   We are starting to settle into the new house slowly. We have our bed in the living room. Every room is full of boxes. We have projects started but not finished, but we have a working … Continue reading

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After the Storms

    To say it was a tough winter would be an understatement. It was a very wet, muddy time, but things have dried out and those things are just a distant memory.   Due to the wet winter, we … Continue reading

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What to do when your shiny dreams tarnish

What to do when your shiny dreams become tarnished   Once again, I find myself at a crossroads. We have come so far and yet not quite far enough. We had big, crazy dreams about living in a camper for … Continue reading

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Mud, Mud How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

  I now know why the terms “cabin fever” and “spring house cleaning” exist. Somedays I feel trapped inside our little camper by the never-ending mud! Cabin fever = camper fever. Get me out! Spring house cleaning? No way! There … Continue reading

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Putting the waves of 2018 in the Rearview

  To say 2018 was a trying year would be putting it mildly. We have had other stressful years, more than I care to count, but his one hit us hard. I don’t want to go on and on while … Continue reading

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The Post I’ve been avoiding

  I’ve been putting off writing this blog post. On one hand, we’ve made some progress on our earthship. On the other hand, we’ve had a very rough couple of months. With the many losses we’ve experienced, I lost another … Continue reading

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Riding the Storm Out

Riding the Storm Out   I am so sorry I’ve not been posting this summer. We have been on a tumultuous ride with wave after wave and it doesn’t look like we will have relief anytime soon. It started at … Continue reading

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