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Tag Archives: living close to the earth
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
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
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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Tagged Building an Earthship, Earthship, government, homesteading, Life in a camper, life off grid, living close to the earth, Living off Grid, Living off the land, local government hassles, Off Grid, off grid solar system, vindictive neighbors, Winter off grid
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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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Tagged Building an Earthship, Earthship, homesteading, Life in a camper, life off grid, living close to the earth, Living off Grid, Living off the land, Off Grid, off grid solar system, preppers, Tips for Off Grid, Winter off grid
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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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Tagged Building an Earthship, Earthship, homesteading, Life in a camper, life off grid, living close to the earth, Living off Grid, Living off the land, Off Grid, off grid solar system, preppers, Tips for Off Grid, Winter off grid
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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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Tagged Building an Earthship, Earthship, government, homesteading, Life in a camper, life off grid, living close to the earth, Living off Grid, Living off the land, local government hassles, Off Grid, off grid solar system, people against earthships, preppers, Tips for Off Grid, vindictive neighbors
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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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Tagged Building an Earthship, Earthship, government, homesteading, Life in a camper, life off grid, living close to the earth, Living off Grid, Living off the land, local government hassles, Off Grid, off grid solar system, people against earthships, preppers, vindictive neighbors
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The Balance Between Joy and Grief
I had a post mostly written a few weeks ago, then scrapped it. Our family has been on a roller coaster of sorts for the past three months or so. I haven’t had much time alone to think, much less … Continue reading
There’s Something Strange in the Neighborhood
Things are changing around here Let me point out a few of the changes to our normally peaceful neighborhood. For the past few weeks, I’ve been awakened to the sound of a helicopter going overhead most every weekday. Our … Continue reading
Tangled in the Red Tape of Bureaucracy
When you are a product of your own thinking, you find out how just how flawed those thoughts can be. I’m not talking about being a bad person, I’m talking about instant gratification. I’m a child of the 70’s, the … Continue reading