Our Lifestyle Blog as We Create a Homestead in Northern Ontario
A few weeks ago while sitting at the table, I heard a quiet tapping or scratching sound high up on the wall behind me. I discounted it at first, thinking that perhaps it was merely the wind blowing something up against the cabin. We do have some bamboo wind chimes hanging from the porch in … Read more
When first thinking out and installing the well, I had really only considered the twin evils of particulates (ie: grit and gravel), and bacterial contamination. As such, we had decided to continue using our Berkefeld filter system for our drinking water, but I installed a fine mesh filter to keep grit out of the storage … Read more
As I referred to in an earlier post, the tail end of winter had me wondering about how well our greywater system was performing. The washing machine was causing tremendous gurgling in the sinks when it was draining, and our “rinsing” sink was beginning to drain out extremely slowly. My inclusion of “cheater” or … Read more
The weather has been really nice and warm and sunny lately. We decided to take advantage of this and start up our campfire and have a few hot dogs. We’ve got coals! Turning into a pro! I also made a nice potato salad using potatoes I had canned with our new induction stove, as well … Read more
Close to the cabin we have a large rise between our living areas and the front of the property. Skirting alongside this rise is our driveway. Where the driveway meets the rise, there is a very small ditch which has so far collected spring runoff and held it there for most of the summer. I … Read more
Sorry for the delay, but about three weeks ago I turned on the pump in the sauna on a lark, and lo and behold! Water! No more carrying buckets from the cabin to the sauna! That’s awesome! I am planning to reroute the plumbing in the sauna and remove the storage tanks there eventually, and … Read more
With Kenny and I both deciding to take a break from Judo, I still wanted to continue our training. As such, we had cleaned out the larger yurt to allow for potential purchasers to view it, and I decided to use it as a good training space for us. We have been trying to get … Read more