Category Archives: Homesteading

Water systems, outhouses, heating with wood – alternative lifestyles that move us toward more self-reliance and self-sufficiency.

Whittling Away

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Mark Zeiger

Do you remember the tree I felled back in October? (see 30/30″.) All winter we’ve been whittling away at it, cutting the log and hauling it down the hill, usually directly into the cabin, sometimes straight into the wood stove. … Continue reading →

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Our Water Returns!

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Mark Zeiger

Sunday evening, we sat upstairs watching a movie. Just short of the film’s climax, Aly suddenly asked me to hit “pause.” When I did, we listened for a second, until we heard what she had heard: The sound  of running … Continue reading →

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