by michelle | Nov 2, 2016 | Carbon Footprint, Neighbours, Self-Sufficiency, Wind Power
Remember that scene in the first Star Wars where the Death Star blows up that planet and Obi-Wan Kenobi says, “There’s been a disturbance in the force”? That’s been the theme of my life for the last couple of months since our wind turbine got knocked out by lightning....
by michelle | Sep 30, 2016 | Batteries, Carbon Footprint, Current Events, Self-Sufficiency, Solar Power, Wind Power
The other day Michelle told me over breakfast about a Facebook post she’d seen. It was one of those canned generic things that people like to repost. It was a photo of a cabin in the woods. I paraphrase but it said something along the lines of …”Livin’ off the grid …...
by michelle | Jun 9, 2016 | Carbon Footprint, CSA
(Cam is busy 24/7 these days getting everything planted for our CSA but luckily he wrote this post a few weeks ago.) Yup, we installed a new clothes dryer! Nothing to it. Pick up the phone. Have the appliance company deliver it. Set it up. Presto! Keep working until...
by michelle | May 16, 2016 | Carbon Footprint, movies, Self-Sufficiency, Solar Power, Wind Power
I was reading The Toronto Star recently and was excited to see a documentary by Jonathan Taggart called “Life Off Grid” and then I became even more excited when I realized that we are in it! … well sort of … Here’s the link to the article;...
by michelle | Apr 13, 2016 | Carbon Footprint, Complexity, Current Events, emergency preparedness, Gardening, Making a Difference, Nature Appreciation, Neighbours, Self-Sufficiency
I’m in the throes of writing my last few posts before I go dark on this blog. It seems to have run its natural course. It’s partially that I find myself on a journey to completely unplug myself from all things 21st Century/capitalist/technological. I think we may all...
by michelle | Mar 11, 2016 | Carbon Footprint, Chickens, CSA, Energy, Food, Gardening, Solar Power, Woodstove
(aka If I Have to Wash Another Dish I’LL SCREAM!) No really, I am sooo sick of doing dishes it’s unbelievable! I was never a big Glenn Campbell fan, but I like his music and with so many hits it’s hard not to be aware of them. I watched a documentary about his battle...
Recent Comments…