4 Feathers Farm

Sent away

Since it snowed last week and I was consumed with stoking fires to keep warm and to cook, Alex decided it would be best if the children and I escaped to someplace warmer (and with running water) until the cold breaks. So we came to my grandmother's in South Carolina.

Alex went to get water the other night and wanted to see how cold it really was. He sprayed water on the truck and it froze immediately.

My grandmother was concerned about turning the furnace down to 68 degrees, but I told her it would feel like a heat wave to us. And it did. I woke sweating!

So here we are and catching up on our homeschool field trips. Alex wants us to stay two weeks while he gets some things done around the cabin. So far, he redid the carpet inside from carpet he found at the dump. He plans to insulate the loft and move the ladder, move the tv, move the solar panels to the cabin porch roof and tear down what's left of the shack. He also hopes to build a cover for the solar inverter and batteries and make it so we don't have to go outside to turn on the power, which is a real drag when it's cold or rainy.

Hi

08:31, 2007-Feb-7 .. Posted by Vickie

I enjoyed reading your blog. It sounds like you have all got your work cut out for you. I'll be back to visit again and see how things progress. Have a nice day.