Facebook, the great connector! Have you ever just typed in the community you live in, just to see what comes up? Well, I did. And that’s actually how Shirley and I met! I found this garden group and I asked to join. Shirley was the one who approved the request and so I PM’d (private […]
Our day started off pretty typical yesterday; morning coffee, check the internet and a Faire special for breakfast (poached eggs over hashbrowns with bacon or sausage). I had thought about going to Smallwood Farms and check out the plums, but Strat reminded me that it was Stampede Weekend and would probably be crazy to be […]
I was recently introduced to the world of sourdough! I know most of us have heard of sourdough bread and if you are like me, you can probably sit down and eat a whole loaf by yourself. I took a class strictly to learn how to make sauerkraut. I already knew I did not like beets and […]
When we arrived here at the land we call DIAXARIS, there was no water system in place. The cabin had some level of plumbing, but no water fed the house. Coming from a girl who has never been camping before, I can say those early days here were sort of like camping 🙂 We lived […]
What does someone mean when they say, “oh, we live off-the-grid (OTG)?” The Urban Dictionary defines off-grid as taking a break from the phone or internet for awhile. However, true off-grid-living means there is no reliance on any of the mainstream systems for power, water, sewer, gas or any other utility. This can include the […]
Let me take you back in time; it’s September of 2012. I had business to tend do in the Puget Sound area, so I travel to my new home on my own. It’s late at night and it just so happens to be fire season. As I drive along the Columbia River, I notice lightening […]
God has blessed us with blue skies and sun today. We can hear the cows lowing in the fields; such a soothing sound. The weather has been very crazy here; rain, rain and more rain! I do believe we have had the entire year’s rainfall in a matter of six weeks. It has rained so […]
