The Cole Homestead

In Preperation...

Well we finally ordered our wood cook stove.  It should arrive around the second week of December.  We have spent the last two days moving items, cleaning, running new wiring for our old apliances for there new location, and just trying to make things work.  We have not bought the stove pipe yet.  We have decided to wait till the stove actually gets here. 

We have also invested in a new oil lamp.  It was made by the Aladdin lamp Comp and it is so much better than a regular oil lamp.  We did have a hard time finding kerosene for it though. ( not a popular item here in our little town.)  We found this lamp at our local Amish Store and have been so impressd with it.  We even ate supper last night by lamp light.  It was wonderful!

We also spent some time cleaning up the attic and moving unused clothing up there.  As we moved the baby crib up my husband told me that that was a sure fire way to get pregnant again.  We have been trying for a few months now but I  know it will happen when the time is right. 

Hi there

05:11, Thursday, November 22, 2007 .. Posted by knitmama

Your blog fascinates me. I read some to my hubby and showed him your wood cookstove, and he thinks it's a little too primitive for us. Probably so. He is so wise. Although he DOES really like the idea of not paying any utility bills anymore! I'm new here, read my first post to find out why. I've added you to my guest list, come visit sometime.
Denise aka The Domestic Angel