Keeping Warm in a PEI Winter
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Life Dream, Outdoors, Prince Edward Island on 07. Feb, 2010 | 20 Comments
Most of the time, when we stay home in our wam, cozy home, we don’t even realize that it’s cold outside. This is because our little house is now very well insulated, and we heat with wood heat.
For us, living on a large acreage, we have enough wood to sustain us with a ton of [...]
Another Year’s Worth of Firewood
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Outdoors on 05. Oct, 2009 | 17 Comments
Between working, preparing for another winter, sleeping, eating and cleaning (ahem, yes, I do clean. Sometimes.) there are very few hours left in the day.
So when I do have free time, I make sure that I’m doing something productive or that brings me joy.
Lately, our spare time has been spent cutting, hauling, splitting and stacking [...]
Contest: I Think I Can, I Think I Can
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Inspirations, Outdoors on 25. Oct, 2008 | 33 Comments
During the past year, we left our city life and moved into the country. We have learned so much, and I’ve been amazed at what we–two untrained, able-bodied, average-sized people–have been able to accomplish.
When we realized our steep roof needed to be re-shingled, Cameron stated with conviction that we could do it ourselves. I, on [...]