Apple Jack Creek

Living on a small holding in rural Alberta, raising kids and animals, growing stuff, creating things with fibre, and living with PTSD. See more at www.applejackcreek.com.

31 December 2005

Don't panic...

There won't be any news for a week or so! We have gone to the Island to visit the family, and hopefully there'll be lots of interest...

27 December 2005

Power! Real power!

I was out at the acreage today to feed and water the cats, and Solar Dude was there just finishing up some work. The batteries are in their ...

25 December 2005

Merry Christmas from Apple Jack Creek

Merry, merry Christmas to everyone! I was feeling kind of sorry for myself, being without a real "home of my own", especially as w...

20 December 2005

Two thirds of a roof!

The guys worked hard again - on the weekend, Union Guy and Solar Dude did a bunch more work on the electrical, and yesterday, the Crew of Us...

17 December 2005

Half a roof!

Half a roof is actually a really, really big step forward! In the chilly -18 C weather, the guys got up on the roof, peeled off the tarp th...

The only constant is change

Plans, of course, have changed again. Contractor Man has done these types of metal roofs before, but we have a hugely steep slope, and he wa...

14 December 2005

Equanimity

I'm working on cultivating equanimity in the face of continually changing circumstances. This morning, Roofer Man tells me the soonest h...

View web version

Powered by Blogger.