Our Lifestyle Blog as We Create a Homestead in Northern Ontario
Yes, today I finally hooked up our last length of pipe and a faucet to give us some much needed running water. Grandpa and I (mostly Grandpa) have been working on getting the pipe from the well to run at a shallow, consistent angle up to the yurts so that when the pump is not … Read more
This past week Grandpa has been working me hard at getting a trail cut into the hundred acre wood. (Sorry for the lack of entries!) It started with him pointing out a possible route to get the tractor from our main path back to the gully that marks the entrance to the wider, deeper ravine. … Read more
It has been a bit of a constant concern how to avoid tracking the bush into the yurts, especially when it is raining outside, and we would anticipate when it’s snowy too. We talked a few times about building a vestibule or mud room outside the front entrance, but I have run my lumber yard … Read more
Last week we filled with activities of a more recreational variety. The winter wood is nearly finished, in fact, I believe we have a fair bit of wood set aside already for next year even. Of course, we have little idea how much we will burn to get through this year, so it’s perhaps counting … Read more
Grandpa was up and at it early yesterday, so I wandered down to see what he was banging around at by the well. It turns out he was eager to continue with getting the wood shed filled, as well as preparing the wood for next winter already. I joined him in piling up some of … Read more
The other morning dawned just a bit too chilly for us, so I offered to fire up the wood stove for the first time as a test run. Donna didn’t put up any significant argument, so I headed out to rustle up some dry wood. There were a few slabs just outside the yurts from … Read more
Yesterday was Friday – Sauna Day here! This is the day where we all make a push to do some dirty, sweaty work, knowing that at the end, we can traipse over to Mummu and Grandpa’s to enjoy their sauna. Kenny took this opportunity to try out my masonry hammer on some of the more … Read more