Tag Archives: Winter off grid

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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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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Living in the Moment

  I stare out the window of our little camper at the snow covered building site, I try to be thankful for how far we’ve come. Dave has spent hours and hours pounding tires and we are almost to the … Continue reading

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Happy New Year from the ship builders

Whew! What a fast year that was. I can’t believe we are in the New Year already. So many things have happened in the past 12 months, I thought I would give you a little readers digest version of them. … Continue reading

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You Don’t Have to be Crazy to Live Here…We’ll train you

  Earthship Post #14 March 6, 2017   Wow! What a crazy week!!! It started with Dave waking me up at 4:15 Tuesday morning telling me the lights on his car weren’t working and I’d have to drive him to … Continue reading

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Give me a Home Where the Deer and the Antelope play

Earthship Post #13 February 16, 2017   We’ve had such great weather these past few weeks, I’ve gotten spoiled. Dave mis-judged the weather, thinking we could dodge another hard freeze. So, last time he filled up the water, he got … Continue reading

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Water, Water Everywhere, but not a drop to drink

Water, Water Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink January 5, 2017   I woke up early to the sound of something pelting the roof of the camper. I thought it was probably rain, because when I went to bed … Continue reading

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Hold On Baby, It Might Be a Rough Ride

November 29, 2016   We survived the first snow, but the melting afterwards has been a challenge. I woke up in the middle of the night and thought I smelled wet wood- that can’t be- Then, two days later as … Continue reading

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