Our Lifestyle Blog as We Create a Homestead in Northern Ontario
Whelp, my cool bathroom sink idea didn’t really pan out as I had planned. In spite of four coats of varnish on the wooden top, mildew soon appeared around the rim of the sink and tap, and slowly began to creep outwards. I put up with it for as long as I could, but finally … Read more
Just a quick post here reporting in another sunny day to lift my spirits. Boiling up some water for my tea. Pulling down 46 amps, but the voltage was still climbing! Fully in absorption as I type this. I suppose if I need to put on a grey lining – our drain has been sounding … Read more
I’m not sure if I’m just weird, or perhaps there are others out there like me, but I hate putting holes in my walls unless I really, really have to. Maybe it goes back to my days as the proud and nervous owner of a sailboat, where “through-hulls” were to be avoided wherever possible, as … Read more
Is that my thumb in the picture?! Gosh it is gratifying to have cleared solar panels… When I know that there is a few little chunks of snow or ice blocking one of my panels, I get all worked up about the (honestly significant) loss in efficiency! I sleep better knowing that these guys are … Read more