Enhance Your Wood-Fired Sauna Experience With Essential Oils Nothing compares to the deep relaxation of a wood-fired sauna—the warmth, the crackling fire, and the natural connection to tradition. But did you know you can take your sauna ritual to the next level by adding essential oils? Using the right oils not only boosts the atmosphere … Read more
There are many reasons to go solar; but the most common reason is to reduce your carbon footprint and cut energy costs.
Solar energy produces no pollution, has no detrimental environmental effects, and is ecologically sound.
Installing solar systems should not be looked at as an expense but rather as an investment.
The average American pays off their solar purchase in seven to eight years and sees a Return on Investment of about 20 to 30 percent.
It’s been awhile since I’ve updated on the small log cabin.
We have been enjoying snowmobiling up the past few winters, it’s been great as we live not far from the Great Canadian Trail and can snowmobile right from our home to the cabin which is a trek of about 45 km. It took some time to get the cabin back to the point of being able to use it, but now it’s great! Small log cabins are wonderful.
I keep the cabin stocked with blankets, towels, a change of clothes and the basics of food year round and we use it lots.
We don’t leave any canned goods over the winter, but I do have flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, oatmeal, salt, pepper and lot of dried foods. One day I’ll do an inventory and post if on the site. We have never been short of food when heading out for a day.
Starting seeds indoors is one of the best ways to get a strong, healthy garden—especially if you’re living off-grid or dealing with a shorter growing season like we do. One spring, I couldn’t find peat pots anywhere locally, which forced me to rethink my seed-starting setup. It turned out to be a blessing, because I … Read more
Yesterday I went to the grocery store only to find out due to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) the shelves in the super market where not only sold our of toilet paper and flour among other things, but there was not a container of yeast to be found.
Off Grid Solar System
This has been great! We put up a 200 watt solar panel and attached that to a 200 watt inverter with two plug ins. Now we have power!
Solar panel kits have come down in price and many great ones can now be purchased on Amazon. Here is an example of one from Amazon
This year has been a really bad year for mice and rats, we have mice where they have never been before and it appears most of the neighborhood is experiencing the same problem.
Why do we have such an increase in rodent activity? I suspect it has something to do with the weather, we have had an unusually cool summer with much more rain than usual. Here is an article I found that talks about how weather can affect rodents. Home owners over run by mice
I don’t like to use poison as we are out in the country and who know what is going to eat that poisoned rat or mouse, so we are careful with how we get rid of these critters.
This year I found these new traps and I just love them! They are way better than the old Victors (that’s the old wooden ones grandma used) The Catchmaster traps I think are the best, they are so easy to set and to take the mouse or rat out of. They come in three sizes. I have them all!
Catchmaster 2-Pack Snapper Easy Set Mouse Trap
In the past we have tried all kinds of makes and models of mouse and rat traps, some works OK and others not at all. These are by far the best, and very easy to set and very easy to remove the mice as well. The trap is built well, not flimsy at all.
Rodents eat mostly nuts and seeds – I think the majority of people use peanut butter to bait the traps.
I have used peanut butter before, but I found if I put two or three pumpkin seeds in the well of these new traps works very well.
Last May the Dandelions were out and with so man we figured we would try our hand at making Dandelion Wine. This was a first, but I had come across an old recipe in my Grandmothers book, so thought I’d give it a try.
Dandelions are the first flowers to be seen in the spring, we often add the tender young greens to our salads because of the healthy benefits this plant has. Making wine with the dandelion flower gave us a wonderful tonic, we would occasionally have a glass for its medicinal benefits.
Garlic Scapes I started growing Garlic several years ago, but never really knew what to do with the Scapes, to be honest I didn’t even know I was supposed to cut them off the Garlic Plant……that might have had something to do with the poor crops I was producing. Garlic is one of the easiest … Read more
If you spend any time living off-grid, camping, or even just keeping emergency gear in your vehicle, having the right tools matters. One tool I’ve come across that really stands out is the Off Grid Tools Survival Axe Multitool — and honestly, it’s one of those tools that makes you wonder why you didn’t have … Read more
