So often, as I write these essays on homestead living, particularly on the topics of simplicity, frugality, courage, and the like, I often think to myself: “Sure, I feel that way now—what happens when this position is tested?”
Unfortunately, I experience more than my share of opportunities to answer this question. For instance, I recently lost one of my favorite mugs!
I suppose it’s inevitable at this time of year to feel that progress on our various projects has reached a sort of nadir. I feel like we’re creeping forward on all fronts.
Last week, I hiked across the bay to another homestead to help troubleshoot her wind generator’s charge controller. The solution, surprisingly simple, allowed her to surplus her previous unit, so she gave me the circuit board from it to try to replace ours. We’ve been without a working circuit board in our controller since October (see Wind Generator Problems, Yet Again).
