So nearly ours….Solicitors are doing whatever solicitors do, but not terribly quickly – with any luck it will be ours by the end of the month. (We said that last month). Anyhow, 6 acres and a couple of little cottages will hopefully soon be our home, and...
Last year was certainly an eventful one – living in the truck-house, working at Lammas, trips to Wales, our Wedding, roundhouse building, being off grid, and so many other amazing things that the list could go on forever. This year isn’t going to be any...
For a seemingly simple setup, the wind turbine certainly involves a lot more that I ever thought it would. A lot of folk with ‘big’ turbines certainly view the small, chinese made end of the market as very suspect, but my view has always been that at least...
If only Paul Gilding’s message that unlimited growth is totally unsustainable could be heard by more people, and that rather than putting their heads in the sand, they would act now to change the way we live.He sums up the reasons why I have chosen the lifestyle...
Ram pumps are fantastic things – no external power required, and they can shift water over fairly large heights. Ideal if you want to pump from a stream up a hill. This video demonstrates really well just how they work –
Headed off to England this week to get our latest addition in the form of this ford cargo horsebox, which will be a removal lorry, horse transport and occasional temporary accommodation as we establish ourselves in a new home over the next year.
By way of pre-midwinter preparations, we thought it would be a good idea to do a bit of chimney sweeping, and what a good job we did. After six months the flue was full of soot, and desperately in need of cleaning, especially the bit outside where it gets cold. Tar...
This Christmas is different from those that have gone before, for a variety of reasons. First, we don’t have a lot of space here in the truck. Second, we do have pretty much all we need. Thirdly, it’s tough out there people, and we don’t want anyone...
Yesterday I lost an old friend, and had to make one of those decisions that you just don’t want to have to make. I feel very strongly that when you take on responsibility for an animal, then that responsibility lasts a lifetime. Poor Oakley wasn’t blessed...
Today I revisited a long forgotten and yet enjoyable pastime, namely that of tinkering with bicycles. My first proper experiences of mechanical things were all bicycle related, and it has generally stood me in good stead. In fact, dismantling, fettling and...
The panels have been relocated to a nearby south facing roof. The harsh realities of living off-grid in a country where sunlight is often infrequently seen began to make themselves apparent over the last couple of weeks. The solar panels on top of the truck became...
