Hi Guys,
Boy am I ever bad….I start off doing a blog that is supposed to be weekly and bam…..its every couple weeks…..
Well I am going to try to get back here every week….its is what I enjoy, so look out – here I (try) to come:)
So in the past couple of weeks a lot has gone on. We have met new
people, got to know others better and have been stuck at home with the
continued battering of snow storms. For the most part I believe that
the snow storms are past now and that spring is on its way…..the daily
temps are now starting to be anywhere from +2 to +5 so the snow should
melt and the ground soften up.
I have to tell you about a neat conversation Russ and I have with the
fish guy at Atlantic Superstore in Summerside. We were checking out the
fresh fish at the fish counter and struck up a conversation with Jamie,
most people start off asking what do you do…so that of course open
the doors to talk about our adventure…so we talked about the house and
our renos……he said “I hope that I am not being to forward but in
the few minutes that we have been talking you two seem to be the perfect
couple to be renewing and renovating and giving new life to that old
house”:) how neat he came around the counter and officially intro
introduced himself shook our hands and we talked about fishing….turns
out he is an avid fisherman….and said he would have to blindfold Russ
and take him to his secret fishing holes:)
It may not mean much to others but to us that was a very neat
conversation that really resonated with us it kind of backed up our
decision to come here and do this very large project that not everyone
can do:)
So like I said we have had a quite a few snow storms…..we had one
about a week and a half ago…..i sincerely wasn’t sure how we were
gonna fair…..it was definitely the worst storm I personally have ever
been through the wind made the house jump and shake. I wasn’t sure if
the roof was going to stay intact and the power went out and there was
not sign of life, no plows, no cars and dark. Seriously there was a
point when I thought to myself holy cow what have we done.
Having said that and then going through another storm 3 days
later……..meh its not bad now:) lol. I got through it and now I can
weather more storms without it feeling like the end of the world…..So I
guess I am a seasoned islander now.
We have been forever grateful to our neighbors Orville and Charlotte,
without fail after these storms when its clear enough….Orville clears
our driveway with his big tractor…..I brought over some fresh baked
chocolate chip cookies and I think he really enjoyed them:) He will
never know just how much we appreciate that kindness….I pray a
blessing over him all the time:)
So we are trying to move forward and get the rest of the renos done
before May so when the foundation guy Eddy comes we are ready to lift
the house:) He came by to see our progress and is happy with how it
looks….so mid May looks to be the start of getting it started…..i
personally am praying that it would happen sooner….so my prayers are
that the snow melts and the temps get a lot warmer so the ground will
thaw:)
So we’ve started some seeds for our veggie beds…..its so cool this is
the first year all our pepper plants have come up and we have
asparagus:) So we will be starting some new seeds again today and get
our order into Veseys for the remainder of our plants:)
The whole idea of living simple is kind of exciting and sometimes with
all the focus on the house gets the back seat….but when we start to
turn our attention to the spring stuff we are refocused and it gets
exciting to think about the food we grow for ourselves….the canning we
will be into and the preserving and the cold cellar we will build.
Because of course, not only was it our dream to reno and old house but
also to have the property to increase our food growing abilities. I am
so excited about the veggies we are going to grow this year, the variety
is bigger then any year we have gardened:) the hoop house we will
build and of course the chickens we will get for eggs.
So all in all we have been busy and stir crazy at the same time….we
really want to spring forward and get going on building the rooms
upstairs:)
We did get a chance to tear down some of the front porch now whats left
will be easy to take down the day before the house gets lifted:) The
back addition is being worked on and it won’t be long before we have
it down:)
So my thoughts travel back and forth in time to what life would be like
in the past how they did things and how we do stuff now. So I am going
to try along the lines of a more simipler lifestyle get into making some
quilts and rugs etc. So I am collecting jeans that family has grown
out of as well as flannel jammies and cotton shirts etc. Why throw that
stuff in the garbage….why not recycle those items into stuff for the
house.
So if you have any of those items let me know and I will make plans to get those items from you.
Rusty has been talking about canoe-making once again…..a while back
when we were first dating and married he spoke of his dream to make a
cedar canoe….so this dream has renewed in his heart and I can’t wait
to see his first canoe:)
Its really cool to see God renewing things in our lives…..it of course
is because we are focused on life now ……. not the rat race.
Well the cats continue to be so friendly and sooky….its so
funny….they are affectionate and want so much attention…..now the
last couple of days they have been spending time in the windows watching
all the birdies come and go from the feeder. Oh yes i was outside the
other day and the eagle flew by overhead…..it was incredible…..it
was low enough to see it so closely….wow……i know we have a
fox…we yet have seen it in person but we see its foot prints….one of
these days we will see it…..:)
Well I better get back to seed planting ….. I will try to be in touch again shortly.
Love you all:)
P.S. this was a really cute picture of man and his best friend
Muddy Boots, Old Houses and The Farm 