Well the new farm deal fell through, it's ok though since we are pretty content where we are now. When I could finally get the gal to tell me how much she wanted for her house/property, I about choked. Needless to say it was WAY TO HIGH, so we parted ways, I do wish her luck she is a very nice lady.
Since we are going to be here for at least another winter, I've decided to get a move on getting a generator connection. Right now we are totally grid tied and dependent. I would love a backup generator for some electricity, mostly just to run the freezers and possibly the furnace fan if we ever loose power for days on end. We have loads of "money" (read: meat/fruit/veggies) in freezer bags and were we to loose power saving that would be priority. All the dry and canned goods would be fine without electricity. Seeing hurricane Irene's devastation has made me even more jumpy in the prepping for emergencies department. Call me crazy but it makes me feel safer having 6-12 months of food for us and all our animals.
Jake and I would really love a wood stove, but that is going to be a much larger project that will take time. It may never happen at this house if we decide to move. So much of our desire for more land is garden and orchard space. However I am starting to think maybe along every fence I need to have an espaliered tree. Possibly redesign the front spiral and take advantage of space better. We'll see....
Sorry to hear about the farm. It's hard to move forward if you feel like you want to be doing it somewhere else. Regarding power ... I know many people in Connecticut and some of them just got power restored while many are still without. It is a long time to be without power when your life revolves around it. We bought a generator a little bit before the storm hit but since we are far enough inland in NC all we got was a light rain and some breezes - but we still have the generator and won't be getting rid of it!
ReplyDeleteWell, bummer. But I also know YOUR house/property is out there and you will find it. Since we live on an Island that has the power go out often (three hours last month), can't say how much we appreciate having a generator. WORTH IT.
ReplyDeleteWe have also been thinking about getting a generator, mostly, as you said, for the money in our freezers. Too bad about the house, hopefully you will find the right place in the not too distant future.
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